Sense and Sensibility

Movie Review
Film- Sense and Sensibility
Director - Ang Lee
Written by - Jane Austen
Genre- Novel/romance/fiction

What a beautiful movie! A great feeling to be taken to the story that was read. The story comes alive with the costumes, locations and music. Amazing experience! This is a story of love, longing, separation and relationships.A good watch for sure!

The story tells of the fortunes of two sisters: the sensible Elinor (Thompson) and the romantic Marianne (Winslet). Love, money and social position are the objects of interest in Regency England, and while Elinor pines for the shy but kind Edward (Grant at his most annoyingly depreciative), Marianne falls, literally, for the dashing but unsuitable Willoughby (Greg Wise, entering swooningly on horseback). Cue various ruptures, reunions, misunderstandings and impediments to true love. he script bubbles with lovely comic vignettes, and there are some hilarious performances, particularly from Hugh Laurie as the rude monosyllabic Mr. Palmer and Elizabeth Spriggs as the obligatory plump panto-style matchmaker. Thompson leads with assurance as the responsible elder sister who bottles up her emotions for the sake of others, getting some plum emoting as heartbreak and joy drag out her feelings. Winslet, who spends a great deal of the plot passing out, struggles in the more experienced acting company, most notably a wonderfully subtle Alan Rickman as Marianne's faithful admirer, Colonel Brandon.

It is an emotionally charged movie that takes us back to the pages of the book that is a classic. Brilliant cast and acting.Its a treat to our eyes and our ears. What beautiful words!

Do watch this one!