Greg Wise may have been more what I had expected from the character of Willoughby tall, dark and handsome, confident, eloquent and charming, but he if I could mix the two actors up a bit – Wise’s looks and charm and Cooper’s guilt and regrets – I think I could create the perfect Willoughby!īut now we come to a choice of actors that I am not at all happy with in the BBC’s 2008 series. Also, I think the 2008 Marianne and Willoughby had a good chemistry together. He did a very good job though, and I was satisfied to see his pain and guilt later on in the film, which I feel Greg Wise did not quite capture as believably in 1995. I found Dominic Cooper an interesting choice for Willoughby because I can’t help thinking he is a little too innocent looking for the part. How well she captures the moods of Marianne! She has all the romantic expectations, passion for poetry and of course impulsiveness that I love about her character.īack to the 2008 mini series, and I was very impressed with the male actors. Also, Thompson portrays Elinor so well, it is almost like the role was made for her! Without a doubt, I have to say that my very favourite character in both the book and the film is Marianne, played by Kate Winslet. This didn’t bother me in the slightest, as it is a lot more realistic when seen by a modern society and doesn’t take away from the plot. Again, a talented cast and well written script, and with less time to pack everything in, I can forgive it for missing out a few characters and cutting a couple of scenes.Įmma Thompson as Elinor might be a bit controversial, as she is a lot older than her character in the book.

I needn’t have worried! The 1995 version of Sense and Sensibility was everything that I remembered and so much more. I was so pleased with them in fact, that I was slightly worried that Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet would not be as incredible as I vaguely remember them being from when I watched the 1995 film a long time ago. It is important to get these two main characters right, and the 2008 version certainly does just that. Wakefield brought a laughing, smiling Marianne to the screen beautifully, and equally portrayed the more forlorn and hysterical moments very well. Morahan’s performance was utterly convincing as the caring old sister and sensible mother figure for the whole family. On the whole the cast was chosen well and there was a lot of talent on show! Hattie Morahan and Charity Wakefield were brilliant as Elinor and Marianne. The scenery, script and acting were superb. I could not have appreciated it as I did if I had watched the 1995 film first. Looking back, I think it was lucky that I started with the 2008 mini series.

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