One of the few Winona Ryder films i avoided buying back in the day on VHS as i knew as a teenager i would hate it.
Fast forward nearly 30 years and having watched many period dramas in-between times, i can comfortably say i made the right choice all those years ago! The film is quite a hard watch unless accustomed to period dramas, its very static and blinkered to one story with no little branches of fun or stories on the side leaving you wishing for a break from the 2 and half hours of intense drama.
That's not to say i hated it, it was worth a watch and the acting especially from Daniel Day-Lewis and Michelle Pfeiffer was superb. It's just not a film that has a rewatch factor.
Fast forward nearly 30 years and having watched many period dramas in-between times, i can comfortably say i made the right choice all those years ago! The film is quite a hard watch unless accustomed to period dramas, its very static and blinkered to one story with no little branches of fun or stories on the side leaving you wishing for a break from the 2 and half hours of intense drama.
That's not to say i hated it, it was worth a watch and the acting especially from Daniel Day-Lewis and Michelle Pfeiffer was superb. It's just not a film that has a rewatch factor.