Jane Eyre

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Elaine C The book has been a favourite of mine since early teens class reading at school. So I have waited patiently for a good adaptation of it on screen. This is not it. How can you possibly do it justice in an hour and a half. If you don't know the book, you may find it entertaining enough. I have wished the BBC would do a series dramatisation similar to Pride & Prejudice, to show it at its best, but as far as I am aware that has not come about, and given the state if the BBC now, is never likely to. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/12/25 Full Review Jan D Absolutely love this adaptation and must defend any criticism directed at Ciaran Hinds who is the best Rochester on Earth. I found it very true to the book, albeit a quick adaptation, the writing is superb and genius. Anyone claiming it doesn’t align with Bronte’s novel may have read the book but did not comprehend it. Juvenile complaints about Rochester’s facial whiskers & mustache should check out old photos of young Prince Albert whom Queen Victoria found quite handsome, so Ciaran Hind’s facial hair was quit correct and dashing. Hinds is the only Rochester who actually has the falcon-eye as Bronte described. Yes, he’s quite ferocious in the post-wedding scene, but as in the book, he was hot-headed & explosive, pulse throbbing, yes he threatened violence and grabbed her arm etc. as depicted. Samantha is great as Jane, looks and seems like Jane should. What might throw some viewers is they didn’t write it word-for-word and in chronological order of the novel, but cleverly combined, for one example, in the scene where Jane is summoned to the drawing room and Rochester catches her eyeballing him, says “You find me handsome, Miss Eyre?” etc, well they combined not only Jane’s version from the early chapter but Rochester’s version of that same meeting as he relates in the later separation chapter, thus Jane seems cool and aloof, almost disrespectful to the Master of Thornfield. Genius. It’s a short movie, the concentration on the juicy Jane-Rochester romance Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/27/25 Full Review Steve D Above average version of the often told (and wonderful) tale. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Morton looks severely beautiful throughout (until the wedding scene, where her beauty is softer) and seems overall less appealing than any of the Janes of other productions, though her passionate love in a couple of scenes is quite moving, even amazing—without those two bits, this would be almost a complete bore. Hinds seems the most ferocious of Rochesters, in part because of his Nietzsche-like mustache, and so he's not that appealing, either. These quibbles aside, the movie wisely focuses most attention on their relationship and time together; she becomes the governess a mere twelve minutes into the movie, and the tangent of St. John gets equally brief treatment. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Samantha & Ciaran nail the main characters perfectly. I've seen all the Jane Eyre movies and this is my favorite. Watched it many times. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member There wasn't much I liked about the film. The costumes and overall old-school vibe was great. Samantha Morton was an amazing Jane. I cannot say the same about Ciaran Hinds. His acting, in my opinion, wasn't the best, and there was no spark between them both. Throughout the whole film I kept thinking that he was a bit creepy and Jane should stay away. If you ask me, the 1977 version is not the one worth watching, but I do know that there are many people who love it. It's the perfect movie for those who love old films and are fans of the original novel. But to be honest, there probably are better adaptations of it, where the two leads mesh well together. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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