this adaptation positively butcher a classic which be beloved for it subtlety . timothy dalton have absolutely no conception of the different nuance of rochester character . i get the feeling he never even read the book and just saunter on set in his too tight breech and be hand a character summary that read grumpy and broody and murky past . he play rochester not a a character or a a real person but a an over the top grouch who never crack a smile until after he get engage at which point he miraculously morph into a pansy . there be no chemistry . the only feeling that this adaptation excite in me be incredulity and also sympathy for charlotte bronte who be most definitely turn in her grave . go and reread the book . rochester have a personality . and by the way represent a passionate love scene do not mean you have to eat her face .