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In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Let me just say that I haven't read the book so I'm just going to talk about the movie itself and all the elements, I wouldn't say romantic movies are necessarily my cup of tea but I do love all the old fashioned movies, specially for the clothes and houses and in those aspects the movie really amazes anyone, there's little to zero goofs compared to Pride and Prejudice but I would say that the movie's moral is, well...Odd. We have Marianne expressing that a person should marry only for love, true love, one that is intense and fiery but then at the end we have Marianne marrying the Colonel who she clearly does not love AT ALL and she just settled for him because the man she truly loved left her for a lady with more money, I could say more about her sister and how she just forgave the man who cheated on her but we see that they both love each other so I can overlook that but I REALLY can't swallow that Marianne/Colonel marriage at end, it seems forced and goes against the moral of the movie, which kinda ruined it for me

I'm not big on period films but this one held my attention well enough. I've seen Emma Thompson recently in a couple of Kenneth Branagh's Shakespearean adaptations, and have come to appreciate her talent in a way I haven't noticed before. The actor I couldn't quite endear myself to in this story was Hugh Grant. He seemed to have such a wimpy demeanor that it turned me off to his character. Not his fault probably, because director Ang Lee is calling the shots. Lee continually surprises me with films so disparate in which he's the guiding hand. How do you figure "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Hulk" and "Life of Pi" were all directed by the same man who did the honors for this film? I'm at a loss to explain it.The other surprise for me in this picture was the presence of Alan Rickman. I've always associated him with more or less villain type roles, and it was interesting here to see him portray a compassionate sort of character. Even so, I can't come to grips with the chemistry that eventually brought Colonel Brandon and Kate Winslet's Marianne together. Nor for that matter, did Elinor (Thompson) seem like an obvious match for Edward Ferrars (Grant). But the story itself was told well, with kudos to Ms.Thompson for adapting Jane Austen's novel into a competent screenplay. It was almost like watching Shakespeare.

After three sisters and their mother are sent away from their home by their greedy step-brother who inherited all the fortune, they are forced to live in a small remote cottage. Obviously, their salvation remains in marriage with a wealthier partner who can offer them a better life, but this aspect will prove to be much harder than expected, as the pretenders can hardly accept such poor wives.It's a movie which presents the difficult lives of three sisters who are forced to live in poverty after their father's death. Although they fall in love pretty soon after, their lovers leave them as sudden as they appeared, leaving them hopeless, especially due to their social position and lack of wealth. Although it had a quite interesting premise, the result proved to be a mixture of boredom and seemingly pointless events which ultimately lead to a predictable and unsatisfying happy ending. It left an impression that it simply lacked any perspective, with simplistic characters and action, bound to make you yawn at an alarming rate. While it's not a bad movie overall, it lacks a strong premise and overall suspense, which leaves you without any feelings for the characters and their unfortunate fate. It failed in attracting the viewer and convincing him that its characters deserve a better future than they have, thus leaving him (the viewer) without any satisfaction after the end.It's a below average movie which can be easily skipped.

As a work of art, this movie comes closest to perfection in my eyes. Every moment there is something beautiful to look at--costumes, scenery, animals. It would be remiss of me not to mention Patrick Doyle's score, the musical embodiment of all that is good and compassionate. The story is also wonderful, of course (btw, my favorite Austen work.) We come to love these characters and feel sad for them--except Willoughby. I believe Austen wants us to come away mad at him for not knowing better than to almost ruin Marianne's life! To me, Marianne is the heart of the story. She is very young and makes mistakes, but we're supposed to sympathize with her: as they say, you live and you learn, and Marianne does so. Kate Winslet helps her be so endearing. And you can never go wrong with Emma Thompson or Alan Rickman. He and Winslet are the perfect match. This is the best love story on film. Eat it, every other romance movie ever!