A Room with a View

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Lucy M I enjoyed this adaptation to an extent. The casting was good and I liked the fact that the Emersons were portrayed as more working class. Lucy (Elaine Cassidy) came across as more passionate and less peevish, and that was fun. Although the 1985 film is one of my all time favourites, this had a lot of charm too. Unfortunately Laurence Fox can't act though! I did miss Daniel Day Lewis in that role. The father and son combination of Timothy and Rafe Spall were great. But! Andrew Davies completely spoiled this by foreshadowing and then showing George's death in WW1!! Totally unnecessary. Yes, Forster wrote a piece in 1958 in which he speculated what happened to the characters after the book, but he did NOT kill George. George was a conscientious objector in WW1 and then served in WW2, but their marriage lasted. Disrespectful of Davies to add these scenes for tearjerker value. Also the last scene with the Italian coachman was just stupid. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/07/25 Full Review Bryan A For those who might like to take a stroll through witless English class-stratified society ~100 years ago, I suppose this film is OK. Otherwise, it is a tedious and turgid tale in which one struggles to like any of the characters. Both my (French) wife and I burst out at the end of the film saying "That was AWFUL!" It's one of those problematic films where the film-maker probably did a pretty good job of showing how people of a particular class (upper), era (1912-1922), and culture (British) approached life, but we found it very difficult to feel anything much more than revulsion for the characters and the story. Bleah! Not recommended. Perhaps the 1985 film version is better, but this one is a stinker. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/04/23 Full Review Audience Member No comparison to the 1985 film which captured the book so well. The casting has not helped to make this version memorable. The flashback book ends weaken the original and the ending of this version is deplorable. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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