The Importance of Being Earnest 2002 by AverageMansReviews

The Importance of Being Earnest 2002 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/strangling/medical

In 1890s England: briefly; these two individuals are living two double lives; Algernon "Algy" Moncrieff/other characters [Rupert Everett:] he is very much a silver tongued sweet talker, whilst  John "Jack" Worthing [Colin Firth:] he is much more of a gentleman about these things; this is their story.

Generally speaking: the framework and pacing of this 97 minutes film is really slow, I was genuinely when I saw 97 minutes; I was like that can't be right. Because it moves and feels comfortably 120 minutes film easily, where towards the final sections or there or thereabouts I was beginning to nod off.

Art; the scenery, and set designs, wardrobe and all that does an elegant and breezy approach to the 1890s England to an extra standard

Character developments, performances and comedy; the character developments broadly speaking all good, with a really sturdy outlay of these two characters/performers that live these double lives. The performances of this cast throughout all understood what was required for their characters and performance/performances; chemistry. Now this is where things are going to be a bit difficult for me to reference, because it is written in old English/dialogue in old English; the comedy is of a very dry deliverance and situated in these dialogue exchanges: so I just wanted to put this in so that I acknowledge there is some comedy references in the dialogue exchanges. But for an easier life I just decided to go for these two examples; now and again we have Reese Witherspoon as Cecily Cardew: the love interest of one of our two male characters/performers: as she is fantasising over her white knight in shining armour coming to rescue her and then later on we have our lead partnership Algernon/Everett and Worthing/Firth; doing this whole 1890's equivalent of the 1980's predominately boyfriend getting his boombox and playing their favourite song outside her bedroom until she takes them back: for people that like their film in essence it is the equivalent of Say Anything 1989, where John Cusack as Lloyd Dobler: is in this sequence exactly doing this with his boombox: on a quick side note I mean know of this reference but full disclosure I have never seen the film all the way through. But I digress; but essentially that is what we have with these two characters playing instruments such as a piano and yes the house staff are moving around with the piano.

This film receives: 6/10, this film is good; don't get me wrong I am happy I have seen it, but now I have seen it; it is one of those films that doesn't have much of a repeating viewing factor about it and at some point or another there are some extra scenes; this film also has some awards accredited to its name such as; 2 Winner that includes but is not limited to Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 2003 Silver Ribbon Best Costume Design (Migliori Costumi) Maurizio Millenotti Shared with: Ma che colpa abbiamo noi and 2 Nominees which also includes but not limited to Teen Choice Awards 2002 Teen Choice Award Film - Choice Actress, Comedy Reese Witherspoon