this be an ok adaptation and but not as good a the tv version . the actor be generally alright but i find jeremy northam rather wet a mr knightley and particularly compare to mark strong in the tv version . gwyneth paltrow be ok and her english accent be pretty good but again and i preferred kate beckinsale emma . there be excellent support performance from toni collette and juliet stephenson and sophy thompson . the script be often play too much for laugh and the book be a comedy and but there be too many set piece gag here and and also the frank churchill subplot be almost completely absent . my big criticism be the scenery . it be far too lush . england have never be like this . it look like a chocolate box . only american would make it like this . despite these criticism i enjoy this film but would recommend the tv adaptation more .