I liked the actress playing Fanny-she grew on me and did a good job changing from nervous mouse to a little more self-assured, but always unassuming and deferring as the character was. Anna Massey was great and so is Angela Pleasance and the rest of the cast. The Frances O'Conner version was entertaining, but missed the book entirely, not only by changing the story and adding all the current socially relevant commentary, but by its half-hearted, after the fact, leaving out the main theme Austin was exploring-maybe not so popular in our time, but perhaps more relevant in our cynical times. The Billie Piper version was also not too good, if you read the book. This is by far the best version of a rich book. I agree with a previous poster that the actor playing Edmund seemed somewhat miscast, and I thought the Mary Crawford actress was a little flat even though she had the best lines. I did, however, like the guy who played Henry, he should have been as brassy as he was played, I think.
Review of Mansfield Park
