Based on Evelyn Waugh's 1945 classic British novel, Brideshead Revisited is a poignant story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence set in England prior to the Second World War.
If it's a choice between the movie's 135 minutes or the 659 minutes of the miniseries, I'd say it's no choice at all. The shorter version is the one that seems long.
– Joe Morgenstern,
Wall Street Journal,
25 Jul 2008
fresh:
Yes, it's a compressed version, but I found it very enjoyable.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
28 Jul 2008
fresh:
If you're in the market for a veddy British drama and miss seeing Emma Thompson in her natural environment, Brideshead Revisited is a worthwhile two-hour meditation on faith (and the lack thereof).
– Bill Goodykoontz,
Arizona Republic,
31 Jul 2008
rotten:
What's missing from Goode's performance and from the film as whole is the layer upon layer of accumulated motive -- the gradual evolution of a man's complex desires and even-more-complicated fears.
– Amy Biancolli,
Houston Chronicle,
1 Aug 2008
fresh:
Thompson, though, is marvelous; with understated precision and grace, she makes every word count. Also excellent is Michael Gambon.