i be not exactly sure why i order fingersmith from netflix probably and because i enjoy bbc drama and it be on a list of recommendation . i have no idea what i be about to see . the plot and which i will only describe in general so a not to spoil it for anyone who will see it after read my review and have more twist and turn than a mountain road in the rockies and of the sort that customarily appear in caper movie . they be very unusual in a period drama . not have read the novel ( and i do not intend to do so ) and i be totally unprepared for the surprise that end the first segment on the dvd and equally surprise by the subsequent twist and turn . nonetheless and it be extremely well act by the two young principal ( by sally hawkins and in particular and a sue and by elaine cassidy a maud ) and and in key support role and by imelda staunton a the mother figure in a house of thief and by charles dance a the rich uncle who collect pornographic material and who rescue young maud from the mad house where her mother live to be his secretary . the lesbian affair between maud and sue be the big news in the movie and but really not it centerpiece . the centerpiece be a plot to steal the fortune that maud be due on her 21st birthday . the turn and twist in the plot add tension and though not much credibility and to the movie . however and no viewer be likely to doubt that maud and sue will somehow end up together improbably a the credit roll . although one have be raise a a ady and and serve a collector of pornography and and the other be a pickpocket posing a a lady maid and the author obviously mean for them to live together in the end . it a bit difficult to swallow and since each have conspire to cheat the other . despite these reservation and i like movie well enough . it do not quite deserve the praise that others have lavish on it . the most fearsome and interesting scene take place inside the madhouse where one of the two young woman have be confine until she be able to escape and return to london to bring the story to it unexpected conclusion . sally hawkins ( sue ) be a very impressive young actress and able to convey her character cascading and change emotion with her facial expression and her eye . no doubt we will see more of her . i certainly hope so .