Sense and Sensibility

Movie Review: Sense and Sensibility (***1/2 out of 4 stars)

Year of Release: 1995

Country of Origin: USA, UK

Director: Ang Lee

Cast: Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant

Plot outline: Jane Austen's classic tale of two sisters with different romantic notions (IMDb).

The story (***1/2 The story doesn't present a traditional romance, where the best candidate is clear all along. Rather, a person's best qualities are deep within, and only make themselves plain when a crisis must be faced.)

How the story unfolds (***1/2)

The characters (***1/2)

The dialogue (***1/2)

The acting (***1/2 Thompson is sensible, Winslet is sensitive. But the fires of passion still burn inside Thompson, even though she cloaks them with civility and modesty.)

Overall rating ***1/2 out of 4 stars