I was really dissapointed with this film. I am crazy for any adaptation of a British Lit Classic, and have a very large collection of those types of movies. Very rarely do I find one that I just don't like. This one is that rare film. I tried to watch it twice, and I just cannot get into it. The music is so dull and repetitive that it could put you to sleep. It's like who ever wrote the score completed two minutes worth then gave up and just decided to replay it over and over again because they were already bored of it. It is really annoying. Furthermore the acting is nothing to write home about, either very stiff or complete overkill. I don't even think the costumes are that good, which is pretty surprising. I do not know the novel, so I am not sure how the characters are supposed to be, but in this film they are irritating. It is hard to sit through hours of a film when you don't like the main characters. If Lady Chatterly were your friend you would tell her not to get involved with that creep and stop whining. I had no sympathy for her. Her lover is nasty. He does not seem to even like her and then POOF! they are in love and running naked through the woods together. The only one you have any sympathy for is Lady Chatterly's husband, and his character is pretty annoying too. The actor who plays him WAY overdoes it. He is played like a farce. The crazy war veteran who hears gunfire and is still commanding his troops, wearing his old uniform. He is a ridiculous stereotype that would be more at home in a comedy. The only part I remotely enjoyed was when Lady Chatterly goes to visit her eccentric and entertaining family by the sea. At least the scenery is pretty. Unfortunately you will probably fall asleep or shut it off before you get to that point. It is as if the filmakers felt that they could get by with this one simply with the sex. But that is not enough. This is not aimed at a porn audience, this is supposed to be aimed at an audience interested in a literary classic-- literature that is not purchased at the adult book store! If all you want to see is some bad sex scenes, full frontal nudity, and a lot of moaning and groaning, cut the crap and buy some porn!
October 31, 2007If I did not know this was Ken Russel's work, I would mistake it for a run-of the-mill BBC mini series. OK, but not exciting. There is no chemistry between the lady and her lover. Sir Clifford (the husband) is more likeable than Mellors (the lover) -- that should tell you something. Russel's work falls especially flat after seeing a superb new French version o Lady Chatterley by Pascale Ferran. For me, Ferran's is the ultimate interpretation of D.H. Lawrence's work, exquisitely filmed and peopled with passionale and believable characters.
July 24, 2007While this adaptation did draw many good points from the story it was based on, it was very nearly ruined by poor acting. There just wasn't much chemistry between the two main characters, and many of the other characters seemed flat. Lady Chatterly herself ended up seeming somewhat frigid, which is certainly not what you would expect from an adulteress.
The format of a miniseries can be a good choice when there is a great deal of content to be conveyed, but this one just seemed to drag on and on. What should have been an enjoyable and thought provolking romp popping with chemistry and passion was turned into seemingly endless tedium. The one bright spot in the whole film was the scene where the two run through the meadow in the rain. For the first time, the viewer begins to glimpse some tenderness and joy, but it is quickly dashed, as that is the last romantic scene in the whole movie.
Good luck sitting through it. If you really want to experience this story as it should be, but without reading it, I suggest buying the audiobook.
July 6, 2007Great Scenes and acting. Though the orginal movie is more erotic, this movie has a better view of Lady Chatterley passion for love.
May 26, 2007 |  | Lady Chatterley Again A pleasant surprise! |  |
I thought oh no not another version of this book, I can't bear it but when I saw it, I was blown away. Sean Bean is great as the "lover" and smolders all the way through but he can also act!! Almost as good as his Sharpe role.
I thought the period sets and cast were well chosen and one can easily get lost by oneself for 4 steamy hours!! I felt that the length was good it gave the film time to unfold rather than be rushed through in 2 hours.
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