romantic and funny
9/10
Author: abbynyc from New York
1 April 2004

This movie made me go to Florence, Italy. And once I got there, they actually showed it every other night at the pensione I stayed in.Though set in Victorian times,it is reminiscent  of a Jane Austen novel- romantic and humorous, but more passionate. Characters are lovingly made fun of. The acting is wonderful. People you've seen elsewhere, but in unusual roles.

Helena Bonham Carter is the confused heroine, Maggie Smith plays her passive-aggressive aunt,you won't believe it's Daniel Day-Lewis playing the most irritating pompous man, Judi Dench is a gossipy romance novelist, Julian Sands is adorably weird, and the supporting characters are also wonderful. It's one of favorites.

My favourite film ever.
10/10
Author: larajenny from Vancouver, Canada
26 January 2001

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

A lot of people expect this adaption of EM Forster's A Room with a View to be a stuffy costume drama. They see actors in period dress and are not interested. What those people are missing out on is a very funny, contemporary, subtle, well-acted and insightful film. This is as good an adaption from literature to film as I've ever seen.The tale of a group of English tourists to Italy and how their experiences change them is a stunning satire of Victorian social norms without losing sight of the charm of the individual characters. Fantastic.