Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Well, I'm back from my viewing of The Importance of Being Earnest.  The qualities of Wilde's masterwork hold up under this adaption in much the same way as Michelangelo's David would similarly hold up if dressed in baggy shorts and a loud Hawaiian shirt. Which isn't to say that the additions are all that bad, although, to be quite earnest, they aren't exactly inspired, but, rather to say that any additions have the effect of putting spinner hub-caps on a Bugatti.

I don't know who thought that what the play required was more physical comedy and, a rather uninspired  musical number, but despite all that I gave the film four stars.  The acting and casting were quite good.  It's certainly worth the cost of the time it took to watch.  The same can unfortunately not be said of all the movies one finds on Hulu these days. *Cough* Equinox.

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