These are two decently charismatic actors bringing this story to life, and watching their romance bloom is pretty satisfying at first. And, of course, if you're a sucker for the aesthetic of 1800s Bronte/Austen romances, though I am not, this is probably exactly what you're looking for. However, I don't recall the original book having such wild pacing, though maybe I'm misremembering. It goes at an expected pace up to the big reveal of Mr. Rochester's past and then SPEEDS through the last third of the story in about 15 minutes. It's extremely jarring and makes the final scene feel not only deeply unearned but almost absurd. It's too bad that a film willing to take its time on the romance in the first half of its story skims over the final section so haphazardly.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Jane Eyre < Hustle & Flow
Jane Eyre < The Shaggy Dog (1959)
Jane Eyre > Sharknado
Jane Eyre > I, Robot
Jane Eyre > From Here to Eternity
Jane Eyre > Django Unchained
Jane Eyre > Waiting...
Jane Eyre > Find Me Guilty
Jane Eyre > Play It Again, Sam
Jane Eyre > The Polar Express
Jane Eyre < The Hoober-Bloob Highway
Final spot: #2595 out of 3455, or 25%.
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