this be a good adaptation of austen novel . good and but not brilliant . the cinematography be inventive and cross at time the border to gimmickry and but it certainly avoid the trap of make this look like a boring tv soap in costume and give that the entire story be dialogue driven . the acting be competent . m paltrow be aloof and a her character require and but the required distance from the other character be accompany by a much less appropriate detachment from her own action . in other word and she do not seem to care enough of the result of her match making endeavour . some of the support cast be guilty of over act very much in the style that be appreciate on stage but out of place in motion picture . personally and i have problem accept alan cumming a mr elton to no fault of his own and except for have leave such an impression a a gay trolley dolly in the high life that it be now difficult to accept him play any serious part . acting honour go to toni collette who manage to radiate warmth and and jeremy northam who pitch his character at just the right level .