Vanity Fair 2004/2005 by AverageMansReviews

Vanity Fair 2004/2005 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is burning/animal cruelty/bodily functions/drugs/slavery/sexual harassment/medical/references to racism

We follow most of her life: briefly; this is the story of Rebecca "Becky" Sharp Crawley [Young as Becky Sharp: Angelica Mandy/Older: Reese Witherspoon:] she is an orphan, but is very good at social climbing and this is her story up to a certain point anyway.

Generally speaking: I can't stand the outlay of these components individually or working together; the storyline/script and/or the framework and pacing of this 141 minutes film which then the vast majority of this film; One minute we are in 1802 and within a short time maybe over a decade has passed, by the way I am speculating on this because one minute she is about 7 or 8 years old and then possibly 18 years old: it is sometimes we get informed on screen and sometimes we don't, so even though this film is pretty much consistently pedestrian in its progression throughout its timeframe, which you will like myself quickly becoming tiresome of it, but also whatever connection or identifying with these characters that you have build up, if at all will be a complete waste of time, as they will move things along and time changes and so on and so forth, but you will have to settle down with these characters again and again, which if you have been viewing my content long enough, you may have gotten the idea that after awhile, my interest will diminish and then I will switch off, where I think I began checking how long have we got left to watch this film? About the 28 minutes mark, the person that I watch some of the content with, we both started checking on how long we had left to go; what can I say? This film just wasn't fun to watch and it was incredibly hard work, so in a nutshell you will feel every minute of this film as it agonisingly rolled past.

Art; this happens to be the biggest asset to this project by absolute miles; be it the costumes, set designs including but not limited to the Indian choreographed performance dance: it's centrepiece performer is Sharp/other name; Witherspoon

Character developments, performances, art and comedy; because what I was saying about the framework and pacing being the way it is; it is impossible to really connect with any of these characters/performers, so not only was I really bored, but also I was very much done with reconnecting with these characters/performers with or without indications of time jumps, so as it relates to the character developments and performances; the best I can say is meh they are mostly what they are meant to be, but the singing from Sharp/other name; Witherspoon is good and yes that would be now twice I have highlighted Sharp/other name; Witherspoon, so without her this version of this film would have really fallen flat on its face and without her and Eileen Atkins as Miss Matilda Crawley: she is very much a senior lady and a senior member of the Crawley family; and what I meant by a senior lady she has reached that age physically and mentally where she says what she likes when she likes, so when she is on-screen these are good character developments, good performance and there is synergy between Witherspoon and Atkins.

This film receives: 4/10, this film is mixed; yes from time to time in one way or another there is good art, but I can't tell you how bored of this project I was and just happy to get through it, there is an extra little something and yes this film does have some awards accredited to its name; such as 2 Winners that includes but not limited to Satellite Awards 2005 Golden Satellite Award Best Costume Design Beatrix Aruna Pasztor and 5 Nominees which also include but not limited to from the same award ceremony/event Best Art Direction/Production Design Maria Djurkovic Tatiana Macdonald