My Thoughts on Vanity Fair

What I Can Tell You:
I may be the only book lover that has never read Vanity Fair so I had no idea what to expect. This was a fun movie to watch. It was a perfect way to spend a rainy day with the kids involved in their games, I sat at the computer and wished I had someone to watch it with.

Becky Sharp is one naughty girl. She cracked me up from the beginning of the movie when she told off the school marms of Miss Pinkerton's Academy for Young Ladies. I knew from that moment, I was going to love her. The story is good. The writing, well, obviously the book is a classic for a reason. The characters are fleshy and real. I never thought the movie boring considering it is a BBC and not a big budget, extravaganza, full of action like I usually watch. The dialogue is what makes this so awesome. There is a ton of witty banter that made me smile through much of the movie.
I also love Amelia Sedley who is horribly in love with George Osborne but has a puppy dog secret admirer in his friend, William Dobbin.

The characters are well acted.  The clothing and set amazing. The production a bit bland but it was perfect for this book adaptation which was written in 1847.

If you love the classics, you will love spending a few hours with Vanity Fair on DVD.