in the picturesque 1930 english countryside i capture the castle tell the story of an eccentric family in a decrepit and murky and leaky old castle that be now a shadow of it former majestic self and a be the father of the family . their financial and romantic struggle be sew together by an apt narrative by it lead character cassandra ( romola garai ) who be the young daughter in the family . the film be adapt from the same titled cultish novel by dodie smith and it be glaringly apparent that the latter be interweave with classic jane austen element represent class struggle and layered character and english landscape and one heck of a high spirit and likable heroine and lizze bennet style . yes and the film wholly belong to romolai garai who portray this heroine with remarkable sweetness and honesty and selflessness . although there be a wealth of intrinsically good character to be find in the story and cassandra be unmistakably the most likable one and indeed she propel the film with her warm and care charisma . it be a damn shame the unspeakably talented romola be not shower with award for her unrivalled performance . billy nighy also chip in a the father of the family a failed writer who suffer from chronic writer block and be moody and self indulgent because of it . yet he move away from the nighy like act of charm prat here and instead hand in a bruised and broken and tragic performance . the conflict emerge with the blossoming of rise ( rise byrne ) and the old sister . she be the official family beauty and selfish on the surface and desperate to marry so she will get away from the miserable old leaky castle and escape into wealth . in a time of social climber and rise be a mountaineer . so naturally when one night two rich and eligible american bachelor ( and brother ) set foot in the castle and she take her chance . cassandra forever take a backseat to her old sister and but remain kind and happy for her nonetheless . when rise start climb the social latter and the financial constraint of the family be ease and but be she truly willing to marry only for money . i capture the castle explore this question through the perspective of cassandra a she write her 147 page of musing . it often offer delicate and classy humour in the juxtaposition of the seedy and drafty castle life with the glossy upper class dinner at the american brother estate and indeed the whole film be pepper with light hearted comedic situation and craft with humorous and charming stroke . yet it need to be say that be it not for romola garai a the spirited tomboy cassandra and the castle would have fall apart literally and figuratively . there be that unmistakable romantic angle to every element of the story never chick flicky but always love orient that render i capture the castle a pleasant austen diversion . hard boil attention deficit action viewer and you have be warn . positive .