Well, to me, the eye candy is perhaps the only redeeming feature. I know only the basic story of Jane Eyre, never having read the book but being aware of it and its plotline - even after getting details from a friend, I don't see myself reading it anytime soon. I've managed to avoid it this long, after all. This is the first version I've ever watched of it, so I have nothing to compare to Fassy's performance; I can tell you his Rochester is gruff with an edge, but readily displays vulnerability to Jane - he's constantly questioning her friendship and her opinion of him. I don't fault the actor, since I'm sure he did a good job with the source material (sorry, XMFC fan here) - but Rochester's attitude reminds me too much of my dad, and I spent enough years living with that as a kid because I had to, to ever willingly marry into it.
But, you may want to watch it. He does look good in it, and there's always Dame Judi Dench. As Jack would say, how can you pass that up? *G*
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Date: 2011-08-22 05:38 pm (UTC)But, you may want to watch it. He does look good in it, and there's always Dame Judi Dench. As Jack would say, how can you pass that up? *G*