I have read that some critics object to the added scenes in this film version of Oscar Wilde's classic play, but they didn't bother me that much. Usually additions DO annoy me, but when you take a play that is basically housebound and put it on the screen you DO need to move the action to other locations for the sake of interest if nothing more.
I found the two men, Jack Worthing/Colin Firth and Algie Moncrief/Rupert Everett absolutely flawless. Firth is more subtle, and his comic timing is beyond praise. Everett may be leaning too heavily on his familiar delivery, but he's fine in his role. The two men together are a pair of comic, lyric loons, especially when trying to talk themselves out of an increasingly more impossible situation!
I thought Reese Witherspoon was a bit cautious with her accent which made her less spontaneous than she might otherwise have been, but she too, was delightful.
Dame Judy Densch is perfect as Lady Bracknell, especially when she intones the famous lines (which I am not quoting accurately): "...losing ONE parent is indeed sad, but losing BOTH parents is CARELESS!..."
This is an enjoyable summer film that is beautifully acted, photographed and costumed. And, no one does more for a plain white shirt that Colin Firth!
Enjoy!
I found the two men, Jack Worthing/Colin Firth and Algie Moncrief/Rupert Everett absolutely flawless. Firth is more subtle, and his comic timing is beyond praise. Everett may be leaning too heavily on his familiar delivery, but he's fine in his role. The two men together are a pair of comic, lyric loons, especially when trying to talk themselves out of an increasingly more impossible situation!
I thought Reese Witherspoon was a bit cautious with her accent which made her less spontaneous than she might otherwise have been, but she too, was delightful.
Dame Judy Densch is perfect as Lady Bracknell, especially when she intones the famous lines (which I am not quoting accurately): "...losing ONE parent is indeed sad, but losing BOTH parents is CARELESS!..."
This is an enjoyable summer film that is beautifully acted, photographed and costumed. And, no one does more for a plain white shirt that Colin Firth!
Enjoy!