Though I claim A Room With a View as one of my favorite novels, I would never expect a movie to be exactly dead on. And yet, even with lowered expectations, I was highly disappointed in Andrew Davies' adaptation. Not only are the characters somewhat unbelievable (the acting isn't exactly terrible, the writing just seems a bit dodgy), but it turned one of my favorite "Yes! Life is to be lived!" stories into something utterly depressing.The plot only roughly keeps to Forster's original, the characters are far from being similar and the ending was absolutely terrible.It's an ok movie if you're out for entertainment, but if you're looking for a good adaptation of a great book, stick with the James Ivory version with Helena Bonham Carter instead. It's much much better.