January 1, 2009
Could have been quite a lot better, considering the cast. The little 'twists' and alterations didn't sit well with me.
Anna Massey, Charles Kay, Colin Firth
Two young gentlemen living in 1890's England use the same pseudonym on the sly, which is fine until they fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.
DVD Release Date: November 12, 2002
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February 11, 2008A casualty of being married had me watch this one. It fits the chick flick model, of being cute yet pointless. However, It wasn't painful to watch...but I kept wishing that zombies would pop out that Rupert Everett would fight or have sex with.
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June 15, 2007This is absolutely fantastic. Who in their right mind doesn't love the humour of Oscar Wilde. Both Rupert Everett and Colin Firth are a perfect choice for the role of Earnest. I couldn't imagine Reese Witherspoon as an English Lady but her accent was very convincing.
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November 12, 2009Good film - not just because I'm a Colin Firth fan. Everett and Firth singing 'Lady Come Down' is funny.
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November 8, 2009A period piece starring Colin Firth, Rupert Everett and Judi Dench seemed like perfection, until I watched it. I suppose I just wasn't into the silliness, which reached unfathomable heights at its close. With the exception of Witherspoon, whose English accent highlights all her s...( read more)
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November 7, 2009The Importance of Being Earnest is one of the theater's most recognized and notable stories. Oliver Parker's film adaptation is not bad, but it doesn't have quite the same effect. Firth, Witherspoon, Dench, and the whole bunch are great, but performances of this nature are more a...( read more)
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October 2, 2009Oscar Wilde's whimical play translated quite well into a movie. It's well-rounded cast is a joy to watch.
Critic Reviews
May 31, 2002
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
May 24, 2002
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Even half-baked, "Earnest" is still delicious. full review
May 24, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
To take a big fat wrecking ball to one of the surefire delights of world theater -- well, that requires energy and invention ... Oliver Parker does that here, and the result is a frustrating, boring m... full review
May 24, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The Importance of Being Earnest, so thick with wit it plays like a reading from Bartlett's Familiar Quotations full review
May 8, 2002
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Parker pushes a bit -- who knew Earnest had a love duet sung by Algy and Jack? -- but he proves this vintage bubbly hasn't lost its fizz. full review
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May 31, 2007Simply a seriously hilarious movie. I absolutely loved the part when Lady Bracknell 'interviews' (more like severe questioning) Earnest/Jack.
Simply a great movie to watch on a lazy saturday night. It will be like a taking a refreshing drink (or drinks) ^.^
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