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Thank you Hugh Bonneville
Were it not for the fine performance of Hugh Bonneville, this movie would have been too painful for this viewer to watch. "Daniel Deronda" leads you to believe that this was a movie about romance among the British aristocracy and all of the delectable accoutrements surrounding the genre. However, it fell dreadfully short of demonstrating the integrity of its description. Was this a story about the English aristocracy or was it a story about Jews creating a homeland? These two themes are too broad and rich for either to be a believable sub-plot. Therefore, it should have been decided which theme would prevail rather than awkwardly cramming both into one story line. Nevertheless, Hugh Bonneville's portrayal of Henley Grandcourt was stellar. He was deliciously sinister, and so much more could have been drawn out of the story between him and his wife, Gwendolyn, and their tumultuous marriage. Captalizing on the dynamics between these two characters would have made it a much more engaging film. The title character's (Daniel Deronda)quest for meaning in his life was extremely disjointed; it didn't fit well with the rest of the movie on any level. It was, as it were, a story all its own--a story so contrived that it frustrated the rest of the movie. Hence, it ended up being a period film minus the intrigue, mystery, and passion one expects from this genre.

Daniel Deronda
I read the book first, of course, and loved it. But it is a long story and although the film was very good it would be almost impossible to include everything. I found that a little disappointing.

Disappointment..
Most of the characters in this movie are great, the scenes, the costumes and everything but I didn't like the outcome of the story .. I felt Daniel changed somewhat after discovering his past and I couldn't understand his abandonment of his former love in order to persue a life with that new girl. To be honest I never liked Gwendolyn's character at all, she was selfish, self centered and annoying, yet towards the end I felt very sorry for her, after all she'd gone through for Daniel and he seemed to have just forgotten all that which happened between them.

It's just what you expect once you discover the jewish factor involved.

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