Fresh
It has just enough charm to be watchable.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
I Capture the Castle
You can't choose who you fall in love with
2003 · 1h 53m · R
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Tim Fywell
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I Capture the Castle
Overview
In 1930s England, 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain and her eccentric family struggle to survive in a decaying English castle.
Director and cast
- Tim Fywell Director
- Romola Garai as Cassandra Mortmain
- Rose Byrne as Rose Mortmain
- Tara Fitzgerald as Topaz Mortmain
- Bill Nighy as James Mortmain
- Henry Thomas as Simon Cotton
- Henry Cavill as Stephen Colley
- Marc Blucas as Neil Cotton
- Sinéad Cusack as Mrs Cotton
- Joe Sowerbutts as Thomas
- Sophie Stuckey Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
78%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The filmmakers can't seem to unearth the novel's inherent lightheartedness and instead treat too many events with earnest seriousness, trampling the original story's lively spirit in heavy-handed drama.
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
Fresh
With eloquent dialogue but scant smoldering passions, the mushy machinations nicely nudge director Tim Fywell's gentle little film.
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
Rotten
Dollops on the usual romantic, family and class conflicts with a very heavy ladle, which pretty much smothers the whimsical mood Fywell strains so hard to attain.
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
Fresh
A refreshingly mature look at first love and life's often-rough transitions.
Gary Dowell, Dallas Morning News
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