my first hugely disappointing bbc or jane austen flick . the tone be off and the costume be off and the hair be off and the music be from out space and and robert hardy and bless him and look like he really annoy to be in such a stinker . even some of the casting be off . no and i take that back and a good director can make a silk purse out of a sows ear and so to speak . the performance in this thing be so over the top and melodramatic that it almost a farce of a jane austen story and which be ironic since northanger abbey be a sort of homage or send up of the early gothic novel . i want to slap the female lead after awhile while who make the decision that she should be such a ninny . i have to watch pride and prejudice ( 95 ) immediately to get the bad taste out of my mouth . phew .