telegrafic Precious film aesthetically speaking, with nice sets and costume designs. But considering the high amount of Jane Eyre versions that have been filmed a new one should add something new, different or better to the audiences than its precedents. Sadly, this is not the case: its lack of interest is mainly due to performances -Mr. Fassbender's specially- and too flat direction. Miss Wasikowska develops her character well and makes us believe is true. She creates a believable Jane but walks along the film like a shadow, too distant to emphasize with her. Fassbender's Mr. Rochester is much worse: being always a disagreeable character, while in other versions you could see how he really suffers and almost touch and feel his pain feeling sorry for him here Michael Fassbender does not seem very interested in making his character credible; he does not manage to reach the intensity that Rochester requires, appearing more annoyed than tortured. He does not manage to make us feel sorry for him. Best performance is done by Mrs. Dench, but unfortunately she has a brief and not noticeable appearance. Directors' work does contribute too to these poor results by not using his resources emphasizing what actors lack. All and all, a new version of the film correct, visually enjoyable but that does not bring anything new to the previous ones.

sfan-14470 made fassbender look horrendous, a feat i had before thought impossible. that exceptionally disgusting hair and sideburns, like mold clinging to to sides of his visage. am appalled. suggest reading the book beforehand if you wish too, so that you are not assaulted with those terrible images and end up swooning (with horror, not delight, i might specify). could not even concentrate my utmost attention upon the movie as i intended to, but instead languished and became feeble with such a terrifying countenance swimming before my eyes, comparable to even frankenstein's monster or other paralyzing creatures. rest assured, this horrifying attempt at even the most basic of facial hair will flounder within my nightmares for months, robbing me of the rest and escape I so greatly desire. and even in my waking moments those images will render my days living nightmares, as that face creeps upon the most inconspicuous of moments, upturning even the fondest moments and haunting me like a vengeful shade, forever watching. Is is one of those terrible sights that you wish immediately to unsee, to cleanse ( or perhaps more appropriately, bleach) your mind of such abominable likenesses, wishing fervently to be able to atone for for whatever undue sins you may have committed. fassbender's slovenly appearance provides little incentive to view the movie and much distaste is invoked instead.

babykinnsenshi Imagine a story where a young lady, fresh out of school, having endured a terrible childhood; experiences true love for the first time. Then, not only will you see her conquer her past by forgiving her enemies, but also be strong enough to walk away from her love; soul mate and equal and still remain true to her character. Despite her poverty, she is benevolent. She is not bitter nor an atheist; she has faith in God and believes He has a plan for her. She is willing to endure her hardships with a thankful heart, and in the end, she is given a family with the man she loves and who love her in return. This is the story of Jane Eyre.Now this is the movie, which I am convinced, just coincidentally had the same name. The story is about a young girl, abused as a child and unable to get past it, is sexually uninformed about herself and is afraid of never seeing the world or being able to talk to a man. Being so naïve and weak, she takes up a job as a governess only to fall victim to her employer's advances. This mister Rochester, whom has taken an unhealthy interest in her body, toys with her emotions and breaks her down to the point where she sees herself in love with him. After she discovers he is already married to a lady he drove to madness, she tries to break free and run away, only to find herself walking back to him a few years later and you yourself are uncertain if this reunion was a happy ending or a tragedy. Not once is God mentioned in the film and the whole thing was like a pointless experience where the message was, 'your childhood was bad, so your whole life will be bad.'Oh my gosh, what is this crap? The whole film had this Goth look the director was going for. Even the characters lost their sense of humanity just so they can fit into this atmosphere. There was no growth of relationship or character, in fact the beautiful love story of two equals; Edward and Jane, was turned into this unrealistic tale where Edward just wants Jane as his 'next edition'. At one point even, get this; he puts his hands aggressively around Jane's neck because she wanted to leave. Mr. Rochester 'chokes' Jane; that should never have been a sentence! And lets not forget the scene where he flashed her; something that's 'also' not in the book.I'm not even going to consider this as an adaptation it was just disgusting. It was so off and sexually hyped; and to my abhorrence even riddled with perverted undertones that were placed there by the director himself; it sounds strange but here's one example. At the beginning Jane finds herself wandering the moor as an amnesiac until she is taken in by a kind family who wishes to help her. While staying with them, she regains her memories and you see her drawing pictures of two key points in her life; the first being her life at school which was hard and cold and the only good thing about it was her only friend, a girl named Helen Burns whom you see Jane drawing. What disturbs me about this is that in that same scene, you also see her drawing a picture of a man who I think was Mister Rochester, her love interest in the story. I'm confused as to why she would draw an old childhood friend alongside a man she thinks she loves as if she was comparing the two and pinning for the other. I found all her scenes with Helen even, to have a weird almost sexual feel, which both shocked and disturbed me, because I never got that with the other adaptations of Jane Eyre. I got this sense that the director was saying Jane was having regrets from her relationship with Edward and was contemplating the 'other' option. Not only that, but I felt that all the scenes that featured little girls; portrayed them in a way which made me want to barf. Not only did the young girls in the film share uncanny similarities in facial appearance as if purposely selected that way out of 'preference' but the shots the director choose to show them in, seemed wrong; like why would I see child Jane getting her dress removed? Or Adele pretending to bite Jane's neck and later sitting like a pet next to Mr. Rochester? It just felt sick.Well whatever this horrible atrocity was at least it's not Jane Eyre and even as its own movie, it was vacant. It was just this cinematic display of hopelessness, there was nothing redeemable about this film. The only thing about it that I liked was that I can watch the 2006 adaptation after it ends. Seeing Ruth and Toby kiss lovingly on screen as Jane and Edward, is the only thing I'm looking forward to right now.My rating. -5 out of 10. I came to watch a good film and honestly feel so attacked right now.

Jan Newson A good adaptation but not the best. I don't know why the BBC funded this when they had their 2006 mini-series version (Ruth Wilson as Jane). I suppose they have so much of our TV licence money (yes it is 2016 and we in the UK are still having to fund the BBC with a compulsory fee of £160), they throw it at any project. Anyway, to the film. It's good with good performances from the leads and Jamie Bell. Unfortunately Dame Judy couldn't make out which accent to use; Yorkshire, upper class English and back again.Not sure why the makers felt the need to chop the story around. We start with Jane leaving Thornfield and arriving at the Rivers' house. It then flashes back to her time at Aunt Reed's house (where the book starts), then to her time at Lowood School and then to Thornfield. Easy enough to follow but unnecessary. It also ends very abruptly. There is much more to tell/show at the end.It was watchable but did we need another version?