i have eagerly await the first screening of this film ever since it be give to me on dvd at christmas . have reserve a special slot for it last night and i sit down to watch it with my daughter ( age 17 and a film study student ) and with chocolate of course and in eager anticipation . we love jane austin . after just the first two minute we know we be sink . the shaky camera shot and angle and general poor cinematography and direction and wooden performance have already leave u feel flat and dissatisfied . despondent and we view on . anne and play by sally hawkins and look oddly and with no particular purpose and directly at the camera on several occasion and break our hard win fantasy of the moment and engage u directly in an almost i will find you stalk fashion . poor rupert penry jones and who play captain wentworth and do his best with the script and direction and bless him . i hope they pay him well and however and a he be practically drown on one occasion by a huge wave which predictably breach the seawall and drench him and his co actor . they be nearly sweep out to sea . health and safety would have have a field day . poor rupert be leave spit out sea water in order to deliver his line . presumably there be not enough money leave in the kitty for a re shoot of this scene . anyone with any sense would have not attempt it on such a day in the first place . other than mr. penry jones and alice krige give the only convincing performance a lady russell but her effort be soon counterbalance by those of anthony head unconvincing portrayal of annoy sir walter elliott . towards the long awaited end of the film and captain wentworth appear to oddly grace anne with a visit every two second have take great pain to avoid her for the majority of the movie . it be a if he have develop a memory impediment which cause him to forget his very reason for be . in contrast and anne ran and hyper ventilating and from pillar to post in search of the good captain who and in the meantime and have manage to call upon almost the entirety of bath we be tell and in the course of only three or four minute and without even have work up a sweat . we experience none of anne charm cross the screen . indeed and we be leave wonder what charismatic captain wentworth have ever see in plain and spineless and opinion less anne and why someone and anyone and do not tell mean and wing sir walter to just shut the heck up . the crucial kiss and normally our favourite girlie moment and be painfully draw out . a they move in closer and anne keep opening and closing her mouth which have the effect on screen of make her look a if she be chew gum before lip finally meet . eww . the most enjoyable thing about last night be the chocolate and the half hour exchange of view between mother and daughter on just how bad the film have be . what a pity to ruin such an enchanting and engage story and film in some of england fine scenery . sorry jane .