i have see some terrible book to film adaptation in my day and but this one top them all . the bizarrely unattractive cast detracts from the story and which be and in itself and untrue to the book . mr. tilney be nothing like handsome while a for catherine morland and a rat like appearance make this heroine a difficult one to sell to a sympathetic audience . isabella be nothing like the aphrodite one read about in the original text and and james morland appear in the film far too little to leave the viewer with any understanding of his important role in the story . also and a others have point out before and this novel be intend to satirize the gothic craze prevalent in austen time and but it appear that this soft horror film be design and mean to be take seriously . i be sure jane austen turn over in her grave each time one of her fan be disappoint by this awful interpretation of what be suppose to be a joke .