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      Vanity Fair

      2004, Drama, 2h 20m

      168 Reviews 25,000+ Ratings

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      A more likable Becky Sharp makes for a less interesting movie. Read critic reviews

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      Born to poor parents, Becky Sharp (Reese Witherspoon) has always aspired to be a member of England's upper classes. Leaving her boarding school and best friend, Amelia (Romola Garai), behind, Becky associates herself with the Crawleys, eventually falling in love with their son, Rawdon (James Purefoy). The marriage is happy at first, but deteriorates when Rawdon's fortune dwindles. Becky is then supported by the lecherous Marquess of Steyne (Gabriel Byrne), whose motives are less than pure.

      • Rating: PG-13 (Partial Nudity|Brief Violent Images|Some Sensuality)

      • Genre: Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Mira Nair

      • Producer: Janette Day, Donna Gigliotti, Lydia Dean Pilcher

      • Writer: Matthew Faulk, Mark Skeet, Julian Fellowes

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $16.1M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Focus Features, Gramercy Pictures

      • Production Co: USA Films, Focus Features

      • Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS

      • Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

      Cast & Crew

      Eileen Atkins
      Jim Broadbent
      Gabriel Byrne
      Romola Garai
      Bob Hoskins
      Rhys Ifans
      Geraldine McEwan
      James Purefoy
      Douglas Hodge
      Natasha Little
      Tony Maudsley
      Mira Nair
      Howard Cohen
      Pippa Cross
      Declan Quinn
      Matthew Faulk
      Matthew Faulk
      Mark Skeet
      Mark Skeet
      Julian Fellowes
      Jonathan Lynn
      Jane Frazer
      Maria Djurkovic

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      • May 26, 2012

        [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon13.gif[/img] It's period set pieces are designed pretty well, the costume design is imaginative, and technically, Vanity Fair is kind of excellent. However, i'm not sure if i'm the only one who saw this but Reese Witherspoon's performance is a bit of a mixed bag, sometimes she acts convincingly, but in the more dramatic moments she tends to crack slightly. Also her character, Becca Sharp, like many have said is supposedly dislikable, even if the film managed to make her that way she still wouldn't be that interesting. Mainly due to it's incoherent uncertain style of storytelling. In addition the ending is highly unclimatic and as a whole, the film is just too long. It's not terrible because there are some good supporting performances, such as Tony Maudsley's, but it's often quite dull and lifeless and suffers from various sub plots and a bloated amount of unnecessary characters.

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      • Jun 04, 2011

        Of course I liked this costume drama. Reese Witherspoon is effortless in her portrayal of Becky Sharp. I am becoming a real fan of director Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding), who captures the role India played in the British imagination at the time. I quite like the more positive view of Becky Sharp and other characters. Character faults can be understandable. My only complaint is that the movie dumbed down the book with regard to the relationship with the Marquess of Steyne. She would have had to do more than smile at him to make up for his favour! Nonetheless an enjoyable romp if you are into period pieces.

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      • Apr 30, 2011

        Yuck, just yuck. Long, dull, boring, ridiculous. So much does not make sense about this movie it's ludicrous why Mira Nair would decide to set part of in India. I know part of this is Thackeray's problem and not Nair's, but...seriously?

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      • Feb 19, 2010

        Over 2 hours and 20 minutes of intrigue and real life drama is easy to follow only if you're a historical movie fan... but Mira Nair makes you become one if you're not! Solid work!

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