Coming Home Rating: Release Date: 01 January, 2002 Retail Price: $29.99 OUR Price: $26.99 You SAVE: $3.00! Cast: Paul Bettany Keira Knightley Peter O'Toole David Keith Complete Cast (13 total)

Coming Home Reviews

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Charmless and shallow
Having enjoyed the book (several times) despite its lack of reality and adherence to a pastoral myth of perfection in everything (come on, how likely is it that all bad things become good and every important person is totally charming and/or perfect looking, while all the horrid ones get their just desserts), I was interested in seeing the screen adaption. Yuck. Charmless, poor and wooden acting, changed story lines and themes all contributed to a total let-down. To me, it seemed to be just a cynical means of extracting more money out of a popular novel (a bit like the merchandising that goes on around all sorts of movies)and to hell with the atmosphere.

Pilcher's Unforgettable Novel Comes To The Screen
Having recently finished a second reading of Rosamunde Pilcher's remarkable novel, I was anxious to watch this while the novel was still fresh in my mind. I thoroughly enjoyed this for its spot-on casting, magnificent scenery, and even the surprising twists the movie took with the novel's plot.

Most surprising was the different direction the love affair between Judith and Edward took. Though completely different than the novel's, the revamped storyline was no less appealing and emotional. Liberties were also taken with the character of Gus, but the end result was just as satisfying. As might be expected, huge amounts of the nearly 1000-page novel had to be eliminated, so don't look for Biddy, Heather Warren, Rupert, and some others. All that being said, this was still an awesome viewing experience for me. Having loved the novel, I was thrilled to see Nancherrow more glorious than I had ever imagined it, the hut, Lavinia's house, the Mews house and so many more fabulous parts of the novel springing to life. A definite must-see for those who love Rosamunde Pilcher's work and revel in the English lifestyle circa WWII.



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