This was a truly awful film that did not just butcher butcher the basic plot and manage to be more retrograde than the nearly 200-year old society upon which Austen commented. It also even managed to be stickily pious and insult Mormons simultaneously. Last I checked, Mormons couldn't have caffeine, so the blatant product placement for Diet Coke and the repeated eating of chocolate ice cream were especially absurd. Mostly, however, while the lead character was referred to as feminist several times, she appeared in fact pathetically simple--her only apparent effort at independence involved writing a romance novel. I am not an Austen purist, by the way; I was hoping for a fun entertaining update of an Austen novel of the sort offered by clueless. This was an utter waste of time.

If you watch this expecting an updated classic a la Bridget Jones or Clueless, you'll be very disappointed. But this version has its own campy charm. I watched this the same night as I watched the recent Keira Knightley adaptation. The Knightley version was modernized without seeming to know it; the character interactions and language struck me as too contemporary among the lavish sets and costumes. This version of Pride and Prejudice never tries to pass itself off as great art or writing, and in fact, it never takes itself very seriously at all. That made it a lot more enjoyable for me to watch. So if you don't go in expecting greatness, you might be able to enjoy it for what it is.

Oh, my God! This movie was such a disaster, I can't even begin to describe it! First of all, the plot has almost nothing to do with the original book/movie. The silly little teen comedy air is disturbing and a disgrace for Jane Austen's story. The actors, uh, the roles are simply laughable especially the main two characters: Darcy is mean and exaggerated, while Elizabeth Bennet is a ditsy blonde who tries to look smart(sure!)and who has some horrible (!!!) clothing. There is no chemistry between them! Nothing! The parts that are supposed to be funny are senseless and throwout the movie we hear this annoying music on the background that makes you want to scream. I watched the movie like you watch a car accident (you want to look away but you can't) and i can honestly say that this one shouldn't have seen the light of day!

This was the worst movie made from a Jane Austen novel, ever. The acting was mediocre. The dialog at first was okay, since there wasn't any for the first 5 or so minutes, but overall it was rather poor. The opening line, one of the most famous lines in English literature, is distorted and not even in an interesting way. The movie didn't do justice to the character of Darcy-he's prideful, makes mistakes, and comes to terms with this in the book, but in the movie he's perfect, no edges, no depth, nothing. He explains his bad behavior poorly and Elizabeth falls for it. OK. I'll stop--Pride and Prejudice is my favorite book, made me want to major in English and I love most movie versions of it. This movie was a waste of my time.