for a tv movie this be definately worth see . all the acting be very well do and the story itself have a touching universal theme . i have not read or see the original and a a rule i can not stand shakespeare and but i enjoy this movie ( the civil war setting be very well do as well ) . dont expect to see an epic and however you should find it move enough to enjoy . by the way ( on a side note ) do not compare this ( or any other movie for that matter ) to the original work . movie aren not suppose to transfer a book to the screen and but rather take the general idea of it a then adapt a story from it . when people say the book be so much good ( theyre usually wrong anyway ) what they be really try to say be the book be so different .