It never came to a theater near me, but I got to see it on cable tonight. Here’s what I think, keep in mind that I’m a little bit sick from food poisoning. Perfect casting. Perfect scenery and settings. Great acting. Lacking story.
I suppose Jane Eyre is so giantly epic (is giantly a word?), that they just couldn’t include it all or follow the timeline in any strict sense, but the movie makers left out some of the very best parts, unfortunately changed a few, and skimmed over the rest. Plus I thought, were I a character in the movie, I might have to kill St. John Rivers as he was so incredibly weasely. Is weasely a word? I mean, yeah, he’s a bit of a serpent in the book, but he’s a gorgeous, charismatic serpent. In the movie he’s just verminous. Apparently verminous is a word.
I loved Rochester and wanted more. Jane could not have been better - wanted more more more. More on-screen time together, a bigger build up. And I wanted the book ending. Yes, the real end of the book, Jane Eyre, Mr. Rochester’s disfigurement and all.
Still, it was worth seeing my favorite characters come to life.
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Hope you better soon. Food posioning is not fun.
Since I just discovered Jane Eyre, I am looking forward to this movie. I love Rocky McRochester! :^)
Jane Eyre is my favorite book so I’m always picky…
I have not yet seen this version, but it stars one of my new loves-Michael Fassbender and that’s reason enough to see it.
It’s hard to beat the 1985 PBS Timothy Dalton and Zelah Clark version. Rochester’s disfigurement at the end of the story is his badge of honor, why leave it out?
XXOO Kat
Ps Feel better soon.
Oh yeah…..weaselly is a word. I used it in Sweet Magik (to describe an elf!).
Amber - better. Sick of living on bland carbs. Although I must admit I haven’t had cream of wheat in years - ain’t bad!
Penny - really? Weaselly is a word? Well, St. John is weaselly! Rocky is fine!
Kat - Jane Eyre is my favorite book as well, so while I loved seeing the characters brought to life, and they were well-cast, the director chose to change and leave out significant events in Jane’s life and spent too little time on the growing relationship between Jane and Mr. Rochester - it was as if they fell in love overnight. That bugged me. And yes, Mr. Rochester’s disfigurement is indeed a badge of honor.