I’ve been a Jane Eyre fan since I was 11 or 12 years old and I have every Jane Eyre movie version available. Of course, I had been so excited about a new version coming out last week… but in the cinema I was shocked. It’s one of the worst adaptations of the book I have ever seen. It was so boring.
This film version shows no emotion, no passion, no chemistry between Jane and Rochester. In fact, Mia Wasikowska plays as if she was half asleep; she is lifeless and has no interest in the role that she is playing. Michael Fassbender was OK… simply OK, but nothing special. Only Judy Dench as Mrs. Fairfax was wonderful, her performance is the only thing worth watching!
In my opinion, Cary Fukunaga (director) and the main actors do not understand the novel. Jane Eyre was an intelligent girl full of energy, passion and life!
By the way, where are Miss Temple, Rosamond Oliver and the gypsy scene? Where are the famous lines “Reader, I married him…?” It’s a very sketchy version of the story. I was really disappointed and I did not like it at all.
The 2006 version of Jane Eyre (with Ruth Wilson and Toby Stevens) is a hundred times better!
This entry was originally posted in my livejournal (LJ) but I don’t use LJ anymore so I’ve transferred all of my Livejournal content to this website.
