Pride & Prejudice

"Wright’s filmmaking is elegant, vibrant and prudently ostentatious."

Joe Wright should be applauded for delivering a vividly realised Austen adap -- one which confirms Knightley has graduated from the Jackie Bisset of the '00s to this decade's Julie Christie.

Breathes new life into characters and conversations never before quite wholly free from the printed page.

It's a fitfully engaging romance, it's just not Pride and Prejudice.

Keira's cat-smile suggests such supernal all-knowingness that, with Austen's adapted dialogue (via Deborah Moggach) tripping off her tongue, she comes off as an eighteenth-century Maureen Dowd.

Wright wastes no time in squeezing the plot into his just-over-two hours running time, but the film never feels rushed, particularly when so much of it is spent watching and waiting, as the characters come to understand the world they live in.

[Keira] Knightly sparks as Elizabeth, an intelligent and ambitious young woman in a society that doesn’t allows for opportunities for such women.

Between Wright’s magnetically captivating vision and the impeccable performances, Pride and Prejudice 2005 shines as a leading benchmark of a breathtaking adaptation, earning a rightful stamp of approval from countless longtime fans.

With the earnest, yet simple depiction of love and the gorgeous, dreamy visuals, Joe Wright's Pride & Prejudice remains an enduring classic.

Stately, emotional, sumptuous, and perfect in every way.