The Importance of Being Earnest
Everybody Loves Ernest... But Nobody's Quite Sure Who He Really Is.
Everybody Loves Ernest... But Nobody's Quite Sure Who He Really Is.
Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
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2002
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Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.
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Runtime:
97 min
Release date:
17 May 2002
Country:
FR, GB, US
Languages:
German, English
Budget:
$15,000,000
Revenue:
$17,300,000
Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
[An] utterly miscalculated film adaptation of Wilde's play.
– Robert Koehler,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
fresh:
This may be a less than ideal "Earnest," but it still has delights...
– David Ansen,
Newsweek,
1 Nov 2007
rotten:
You might suppose that Oscar Wilde's theatrical evergreen is indestructible. But that would be to reckon without the intervention of 'writer'/director Parker, who really makes a pig's ear of this silk purse.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
rotten:
Wilde subtitled his masterpiece "A Trivial Comedy for Serious People." This movie seems intent on being a trivial comedy for trivial people.
– Peter Rainer,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
7 Aug 2004
fresh:
The Importance of Being Earnest resonates and inspires rapid-fire bouts of laughter, perhaps even a few giggles from the author himself, whom posterity has rewarded the last laugh.
– Robert K. Elder,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jul 2002