Pride & Prejudice is an adaptation of the novel by Jane Austen (who also wrote Little Women), made in 2005. It stars Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Carey Mulligan, Rosamund Pike, Jena Malone, Rupert Friend, Tom Hollander, Judi Dench, Brenda Blethyn, and Donald Sutherland. Knightley stars as Elizabeth Bennet, the second to eldest daughter in a lower-class English household consisting of all daughters trying to be married off by their mother (Blethyn). Elizabeth has a love-hate relationship with Mr. Darcy (Macfadyen), a wealthy bachelor whose Aunt (Dench) disapproves of Elizabeth and her family.
The Blu-Ray's A/V quality is excellent, and the movie looks and sounds great in HD. The disc includes several behind-the-scenes and making-of features and a commentary track. I will not go into much detail about the plot, as it is a well-known book, and the movie has been out for almost 20 years (as of this writing). Ultimately, it is a well-written adaptation of the book and very well-acted. It does a good job showing (without going into too much detail) the class system that existed in England at the time and how marriages were arranged within that system, which definitely had (at times) little to do with love, attraction, or the like. It is definitely worth the time to watch, and it is worth picking up the physical disc if you like going through bonus material.
The Blu-Ray's A/V quality is excellent, and the movie looks and sounds great in HD. The disc includes several behind-the-scenes and making-of features and a commentary track. I will not go into much detail about the plot, as it is a well-known book, and the movie has been out for almost 20 years (as of this writing). Ultimately, it is a well-written adaptation of the book and very well-acted. It does a good job showing (without going into too much detail) the class system that existed in England at the time and how marriages were arranged within that system, which definitely had (at times) little to do with love, attraction, or the like. It is definitely worth the time to watch, and it is worth picking up the physical disc if you like going through bonus material.
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