Title: Presenting...The very watchable Timothy Dalton!
Review: I have seen several versions of Jane Eyre and this is the best one (IMO) because of Timothy Dalton. His portrayal of Mr. Rochester was intense and strong. Passionate one minute and cool and distant the next. Open, deceiving, manipulative, tragic, defiant and yes, sexy. I loved him. Zelah Clarke, on the other hand, was the worse Jane Eyre. Sorry, her performance didn't move me at all. Jane Eyre is one of my favorite literary characters but I found Ms. Clarke's interpretation to be wooden at times and had too modern a feel to it. Her 'pregnant pauses' go on for years, with a blank stare to boot. I felt no deep passion, no fire beneath the ice. If I didn't know better (which I don't) I would say perhaps the editing was at fault somehow...but probably not. It's just her method of acting. I know many will disagree but, oh well. It's still worth a buy, if for nothing else than to watch Timothy Dalton's performance.
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