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.

The Usual Suspects

The Usual Suspects

PolyGram etc.

August 16, 1995

Crime Drama

DVD
C-

Not my genre, but I did like that the timing was sharp.  Bryan Singer directed, over twenty years before Bohemian Rhapsody.

Smilla's Sense of Snow

Smilla's Sense of Snow

Bavaria Film etc.

13 February 1997

Crime Drama

DVD
D+

Knocked down a notch or two for the unsympathetic protagonist, while the mystery itself is mildly intriguing.  This is based on the novel by Peter Hoeg and directed by Bille August, the year before his version of Les Mis.