Title: Okay For The Most Part
Product review: The actress who plays Jane is quite good, and is certainly PLAIN. The story is interesting or not, as you please. I can't quibble too strongly with this adaptation, except in one major detail.William Hurt's performance as Rochester is one of the weirdest, and worst, ever put on film. He plays the role as if Rochester was afflicted with narcolepsy, and is having an especially hard time staying awake. Hurt's characteristic mumbling and bizarre attempt at an English accent don't help matters much. I don't see what on earth possesses even that poor governess Jane Eyre to find him even at all attractive. Weren't there any hunky stableboys she could be dallying with?There's a far more effective version starring George C. Scott, who is similarly untraditional in his outlook on Rochester but manages through sheer intelligence and acting ability to make it work. Seek out that version for an entertaining and moving version of this story.
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