| Vanity Fair Review |
| by David N. Butterworth (Rating: 2.5/4) |
| "What I want to make is a set of people living without God in the
world--greedy,
pompous men, perfectly self-satisfied for the most part, and at ease about
their
superior virtue," maintained William Makepeace Thackeray while writing...more |
| Vanity Fair Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 4/4) |
| "I like Miss Sharp," one of the characters remarks, commenting on her likable
spunk. "Caesar liked Brutus, and look what it got him," reminds Lady Southdown
(Geraldine McEwan). more |
| Vanity Fair Review |
| by Karina Montgomery (Rating: 4.5/5) |
| In preparation for this film, a Georgian period novel which I had not
read, I slogged through the miserable experience of reading William
Makepeace Thackeray's novel on which this film is based. My only
terror, after seeing this delightful, vibrant,...more |
| Vanity Fair Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: C+) |
| Becky Sharp (Reese Witherspoon, "Legally Blonde 2, Red, White and Blonde")
and Amelia Sedley (Romola Garai, "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights") leave Miss
Pinkerton's School for Girls as an orphan and a cosseted young woman of
means, but the best friends...more |
| Vanity Fair Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: B-) |
| Director Mira Nair is best known for smaller, more
personal films such as "Salaam Bombay" and
"Mississippi Masala" but made her first foray into
large-scale picture making with her own Bollywood
film, "Monsoon Wedding." Now, she takes on not just a
large...more |
| Vanity Fair Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 6/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "Vanity Fair" (Focus Features)
Over the years, William Makepeace Thackeray's novel has been made into
many movies and mini-series, but this epic story of class differences,
ambition, romance and war still resonates....more |
| Vanity Fair Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: B+) |
| Reviewed by Harvey S. Karten
Focus Features
Grade: B+
Directed by: Mira Nair
Written by: Matthew Fault, Mark Skeet, Julian Fellowes
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, James Purefoy, Romola Garai,
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Gabriel Byrne, Jim Broadbent, Bob
Hoskins,...more |
| Vanity Fair Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 4/10) |
| Admittedly, Vanity Fair is not my cup of tea, but I still approached my
screening with a relatively open mind. It didn't help. Now I want to cave
in Reese Witherspoon's head with a rock, and dig up William Makepeace
Thackeray's corpse so I can drop it...more |
