About 10 minutes into this DVD, I paused it and checked the box to see if the film was made by the Mormon church. There seem to be an increasing number of movies that look okay in the video store, but I don't want to be preached to, so I am in the habit of looking for any official ties to the LDS church or any other church/cult. Well, there were no identifying marks, but something about the film was making me feel creepy: I don't know any 26 year old WOMEN (not girls as they are referred to in this movie) who think they're over the hill; I haven't heard the phrase "living in sin" in decades; etc. Soon enough they revealed that it was set in Utah, so I knew something was afoot. I watched the thing all the way through, just out of curiosity, and I thought it was just terrible. While not overtly promoting the LDS church, it felt like propaganda for a throw-back lifestyle. For the most part, the acting was awful, and the plot may have been somewhat true to Jane Austen, but I'm afraid she's turning in her grave. Even in her 200 year old story, Lydia wound up living with Wickham for some time before he was forced to marry her against his will. God forbid we allow an undeserving man to deflower a virgin! Save your time -- this is two (felt like three) hours of your life that you'll never get back. Give me Bridget Jones any day!
Review of Pride and Prejudice
