I have never read the book (OK, I've read excerpts, but I've never got around to the full thing), but I will happily watch a screen adaptation.
This version is enjoyable on its own merits.
The scenery is often striking, although some of the scenery continuity is a bit suspect. The production is bright and colourful - possibly even a bit too bright: I think the early scenes at Thornfield Hall should be rather more grim and forbidding than they are here, so as to create a sense of foreboding. And the closing section feels rushed.
But Ciaran Hinds - who would never have been my first thought for Mr Rochester - does well, and Samantha Morton is an excellent Jane.
This version is enjoyable on its own merits.
The scenery is often striking, although some of the scenery continuity is a bit suspect. The production is bright and colourful - possibly even a bit too bright: I think the early scenes at Thornfield Hall should be rather more grim and forbidding than they are here, so as to create a sense of foreboding. And the closing section feels rushed.
But Ciaran Hinds - who would never have been my first thought for Mr Rochester - does well, and Samantha Morton is an excellent Jane.