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Release Date: 30 April, 2002 Retail Price: $29.98 OUR Price: $26.99 You SAVE: $2.99! Cast: Complete Cast (14 total) |
Anthony Trollope's The Way We Live Now Reviews
Adequate Entertainment
I purchased this primarily to see Matthew Macfadyen. Since seeing him in Pride and Prejudice and Spooks I've been looking for other of his works and this one does not disappoint. He is an excellent cad in this mini-series, unfortunately he does not show up as much in the second half as in the first. When he does appear on screen he is fabulous and funny.
Melmotte drones on and on in soliloquies in his demise. The relationship between him and his daughter is disturbing and she thankfully gets the better of him eventually. Shirley Henderson who plays Marie his daughter is a wonderful actress. When she learns Felix really doesn't love her you can feel her heart breaking. The "main" love story between Felix's sister Hetta and Paul Montague was subdued and lacked any real passion.
Simply splendid.
You can't go wrong with this magnificent period piece set in 1870s England. I was led into Trollope's comic masterpiece by the actor David Suchet (who plays Poirot in the excellent series of the same name) who I am following. He seems to find his way into the very best movies. In this one, he plays the rich old swindler.
Smart, passionate in turns, humorous, and thoughtful. Superb acting, and the writing is without compare--far, far better than most scripts we see today! I would even recommend this for people who don't normally like period pieces, or are not interested in history. There are such people about, aren't there?
Dig the opulent sets, the lifestyles of the rich and infamous, and the psychology of these idle, bored, lazy fools who we watch for amusement and instruction. Recommended!
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