I perfectly enjoyed both part, first romantic victorian tale and the second, dark, horror story. Actors were excellent, and me, not-lover of Pride and prejudice-like tales, the first part was totally breathtaking. Great chemistry. Very much liked Linus Roache...and Lydia Wilson, too.

Before watching this film, I knew nothing of the story. It proved to be about Emily Fox Seton (Lydia Wilson), a young English woman who married for financial security. As it progressed, it became a suspense story, with Lydia Wilson being the best part of the production.The film includes beautiful scenery and settings. The music adds much to the film's mood. And the costuming is absolutely wonderful.The narrative might have enchanted Alfred Hitchcock, with its foreboding images and a sense of claustrophobia that surrounds Emily as her circumstances change and she begins to feel helpless within her situation.If you like beautifully filmed period pieces, I recommend this film to you.

I literally have never written a review but this is an awful movie. Well not all of it, but the part that is...it's just bad.It started out quite nice, fell in love with the main character, until the plot twist began and they made her into one of the most stupid characters I've ever seen. It's really a shame. Every decision she makes is more stupid than the next. And how they story is made into a climax and the resolution events, they are all just horrid. I'm an avid movie watcher, in particular, movies of this style. This is by far the worst. It's a shame. It really is. I am not sure if the novel makes the main character appear as "delusionally" dumb as the movie did, but I am not a fan. That said....I was able to make it through the movie...but it did seriously make me cringe at how bad it was. The ending is not too bad...I guess -_- I didn't understand why it has 4.5/5 stars on netflix..it barely deserves a 3/5.Ps. cannot shout in your review? umm...OK?

A lot of reviews say this is bad, but I didn't think so. Before watching, I had no knowledge of the story, just that it was a period piece. I'm glad for that, because it surprised me. It did start out as a love story, and just when I was settled to watching another period romance (I don't like romance), it suddenly became something different.I admit, the story was a bit rushed. I don't know the original book, but maybe a two-part treatment would have been better. The beginning does start off at a good pace, but then suddenly everything seems to happen in a short space of time.I have seen it compared to ITV's other period piece, Downton Abbey, but the comparison is completely wrong. While both have beautiful pictures, excellent costumes, and happen when women still wore long skirts, the similarities stop there. This is a TV movie, that is a long series. This is somewhat Gothic in feel, and centers around one woman, that has the character list that could be the length of one of my old school headmistresses' speeches (she was known for speaking for hours).I thought the acting was done superbly. The main character, Emily, is played by Lydia Wilson, and she shows the required amount of gentle intelligence and slight naiveté that is required for the story. The other characters are sufficiently creepy, helped along by the equally creepy music.I am going to read the book, and I'm sure the movie will wet other people's appetites as well. Partly because it feels like there should be more of the story.