Masterpiece Theatre: Room With a View

Personally, I thought the two leads were better than the Merchant Ivory version. Perhaps the credit for the chemistry should be given to Rafe Spall - who was so fresh and appealing as George. The only objection I have to this version is the awful ending. It was heart breaking.

I suppose this was true to the book in some respects, but it veered off course now and then. I do understand that in adapting a book for a movie, some things will have to be changed or even lost. This is why everyone always say that the book is so much better. This didn't seem to capture the spirit of the book and that is what a good movie adaptation should do. The characters of Lucy and George seemed so boring and unappealing that I really didn't care what happened to them. The bit at the end (which I won't give away) just ruined the whole thing. A little bit of unnecessary "realism" that was not in the book at all an just spoiled the beauty of the happy ending. I have read this book several times and am a fan of the Merchant Ivory movie, so it was hard for me to like this even though I really wanted to try.

Love period pieces, this one didn't disappoint me. It was a tiny bit too real life for me though. I was very happy to find a different version then the b Carter one.

Very different from the more famous version, but beautifully acted and set and costumes seemed to really give a more natural view of the period.

Timothy Spall is always worth watching. Rafe Spall his son plays his son. Cassidy as Honeychurch is a fresh take. The Florence scenes are so dreary which is astounding for such an exquisite city. Still Spall is brilliant.

**SPOILER CONTAINED HERE**It took forever to get here and after watching I am befuddled over what all the brouhaha was about! HATED IT. Bored to tears but committed to watch to the end hoping for that last minute save. It wont come.In fact youll be angry at having wasted the time. SPOILER ALERT Whats it about? Sex. Ways to get it. Ways to lie about it. Ways to get it AND lie about it. Ways to get a wife/husband in order to get it. Attempt gang rape to get it-- all trussed up in Victorian turn of century romanticism in pre-WWI era. When true love APPEARS to come guess what? They get it! Without benefit of the coveted matrimony. Wow. What a new concept on getting it. They marry, he signs up and dies in the first wave and guess what? The game starts over. Vacuously deceitful and while I can find meaning in almost anything and find metaphor in the random rock or casual butterfly the meaning herein just eludes me. Wish I could get a refund.

It’s great movies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I like this version as it has more of a complete story, but there is another version that I also love.