Mark_H_Smit

Like few other movies, this one represents things I have always disliked about humanity. And just like I cannot stand sadism in the horror genre, this movie disgust me for being an expose of the British class system that should never have existed in the first place.

Yes, the acting is impeccable. But I cannot stand these humans no matter how well they are portrayed, sorry. Perhaps this movie served its purpose for me by reminding me of why I disliked England from when I first visited when I was a child. And perhaps, at 57, I needed a reminder that I should not revisit English period dramas. These people are simply not my cup of tea and I derive zero pleasure from watching them.

I made it through the first hour and that was enough torture.

This could have been so much more than just a pretty-looking picture. A very pretty looking picture based on a cool well known story. But with a result that is ultimately boring.

It could have had a great score. But instead it has background music that hardly fits the scenes.

It could have had soul. But instead we get a boringly-edited movie with a sequential story that we already knew.

I am disappointed about such a waste of potential. The lead actors weren't even so bad. Maybe this is what happens when a director or producer is uninspired. Or was it the Covid period during which this movie was finished.