Title: Horrific
Product review: I own the earlier Persuasion with Amanda Root and Ciarin Hinds. It's beautifully acted and filmed. This version fell flat for me very quickly. I like Penry-Jones in Spooks and the BBC's Cambridge Spies immensely. I did not care for him in this role. I can't pin down exactly why, but I simply didn't feel he was right for the part....to distant, unemotional, even nonverbally, facially. Granted, Hinds, who can be explosive when he acts, was also very contained, but Jones here did NOT come across as contained, rather as nonresponsive much of this film. Overall, I felt none of the actors were that strong; the pacing also dragged with this version to me. If you want the film, buy the earlier BBC Persuasion!
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