Title: Below average adaptation
Review: I've watched this version a few times and tried to like it but unfortunately I can't. Some of the scenes are quite disapponting, there is so much to work with in this novel but they just don't capture anything. The 2 main actors Tim and Zelah don't in any way suit the roles they are playing, so immediately I can't warm to it. Tim acts well but isn't Rochester and Zelah is just well, strange! Even Pilot the dog seems disastrously miscast! If you want to see a true, classic adaptation of a fine novel with outstanding acting, then go no further than the 1973 version with Michael Jayston and Sorcha Cusack, simply outstanding in every way. I think the fact that it has been released after 30 years due to popular demand says it all! It's a complete joy to watch and proves that you don't have to cast a young, tall dark and handsome actor as Rochester to ensure that you produce a fine adaptation.
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