| The Importance Of Being Earnest Review |
| by Karina Montgomery (Rating: 4/5) |
| Last filmed in 1952, Oscar Wilde's play was deserving of an update.
Pity no one managed to see it. Horrifyingly, I have been stymied as
to how to review it for months. Literally! It's a frothy delight,
true to the spirit of the original, but...more |
| The Importance Of Being Earnest Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: B-) |
| IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, THE (director/writer: Oliver Parker;
screenwriter: from an Oscar Wilde play; cinematographer: Tony Pierce-Roberts;
editor: Guy Bensley; music: Charlie Mole; cast: Rupert Everett (Algernon
Moncrieff), Colin Firth (Jack...more |
| The Importance Of Being Earnest Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 5/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (Miramax Films)
In this updating of Oscar Wilde's comedy of ruses, Colin Firth and
Rupert Everett play 19th century British bachelors who impersonate "Ernest," a
figment of their...more |
| The Importance Of Being Earnest Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: B) |
| Jack Wirthing (Colin Firth) lives a responsible country life managing his
finances and keeping a watchful eye on his ward, Cecily Cardew (Reese
Witherspoon). But, when he is visiting the city, he is, literally, a
different person. Posing as Jack's...more |
| The Importance Of Being Earnest Review |
| by Jonathan F. Richards |
| In the spring of 1895, just before the opening night of The Importance of
Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde was asked by a friend if he thought the play would be
a success. "My dear fellow," the great man replied, "the play is a success.
The only...more |
| The Importance Of Being Earnest Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: B) |
| Jack Worthing (Colin Firth, "Bridget Jones's Diary") enjoys life in the
country with his charge Cecily Cardew (Reese Witherspoon, "Legally Blonde"),
conveniently using an alter-ego brother Earnest to escape into London
and become engaged to the...more |
| The Importance Of Being Earnest Review |
| by Max Messier (Rating: 4/5) |
| The Importance of Being Earnest is a sharp, humorous look at the duality of
romance and the fear of commitment, served up on a delicate and witty plate in
this summer season of comic book heroism and galactic space battles. more |
| The Importance Of Being Earnest Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 2.5/4) |
| Great play, great cast, mediocre movie. Writer-director Oliver Parker's last
picture was the absolutely charming AN IDEAL HUSBAND, which was based on an
Oscar Wilde play. Trying his luck again with another Wilde comedy, THE
IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST,...more |
| The Importance Of Being Earnest Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 6/10) |
| If you've never met a Rupert Everett-led screen adaptation of an Oscar Wilde
play you didn't like, then hurry up and get in line for The Importance of
Being Earnest, writer-director Oliver Parker's second such effort following
the overrated An Ideal...more |
