This adaptation of Emma is absolutely the best made so far. I enjoyed it from the stunning opening credits till the beautiful ending.
The casting is amazing - Romola Garai brings Emma as a likable character, despite all her obvious flaws. Jonny Lee Miller might not look old enough to be Mr Knightley, but to be honest, that's always the part of Emma I like to ignore. I especially liked Laura Pyper as Jane Fairfax - Jane looks just like I've always imagined her to. The casting, the script, the surroundings, the clothing and the music all add up to make this an amazing mini-series.
However, of course there are some negative points to remark. The characters don't act as well-mannered as they should. The scene in which the Knightley-children come into the room screaming Uncle George! is so badly done (no pun intended) that it made me cringe. Mr Woodhouse keeps going on and on about pie. And the biggest pity is that it is not at all questionable whether or not Mr Knightley prefers Emma over Harriet.
Nevertheless, the weaker moments are easily forgotten about after seeing the entire series. I'm definitely going to buy the DVD!
The casting is amazing - Romola Garai brings Emma as a likable character, despite all her obvious flaws. Jonny Lee Miller might not look old enough to be Mr Knightley, but to be honest, that's always the part of Emma I like to ignore. I especially liked Laura Pyper as Jane Fairfax - Jane looks just like I've always imagined her to. The casting, the script, the surroundings, the clothing and the music all add up to make this an amazing mini-series.
However, of course there are some negative points to remark. The characters don't act as well-mannered as they should. The scene in which the Knightley-children come into the room screaming Uncle George! is so badly done (no pun intended) that it made me cringe. Mr Woodhouse keeps going on and on about pie. And the biggest pity is that it is not at all questionable whether or not Mr Knightley prefers Emma over Harriet.
Nevertheless, the weaker moments are easily forgotten about after seeing the entire series. I'm definitely going to buy the DVD!