Vanity Fair (2004)

Vanity Fair (2004)

Granada Productions etc.

September 1, 2004

Historical Drama, Historical Comedy, War Drama, Romance

DVD
B-

I have read the long novel many times (reviewed here https://rereadingeverybookiown.blogspot.com/2012/01/vanity-fair.html) and when I first saw this movie in the theater, and yesterday when I watched it again, I found it a pretty good adaptation.  A lot gets left out, especially on the Amelia side, but the performances are generally solid and the costumes are sumptuous.  Julian Fellowes co-adapted Thackeray, and directed by Mira Nair.

Scenes of a Sexual Nature

Scenes of a Sexual Nature

Tin Pan Films etc.

3 November 2006

Dramedy
DVD
D+

Unappealing (personality, not appearance) people, thankfully not having sex.  Ed Blum directed.

Magic in the Moonlight

Magic in the Moonlight

Sony etc.

July 25, 2014

Historical Comedy
DVD
C

I tried to keep an open mind about this, since after all I still own and sometimes watch a few of Woody Allen's '70s movies.  And the premise is promising, the cast likable.  (I tuned out before Emma Stone actually showed up.)  However, I found the exposition bloated, with details being explained multiple times in the first quarter hour.