Jan Byrne

Although good acting and singing from both leads I still prefer the 1976 version with Barbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson, much better all round. Brave debut directing by Bradley Cooper but followed the exact same story except the suicide was a car smash. My main problem was that I could only understand about half of the dialogue!! I really like Sam Elliot but he always growls away under that moustache & Bradley Cooper joined his speech school ! Bit disappointed after all the hype & didn't feel the same emotion as I did from the previous version. Interesting that Jon Peters produced both.

Very disappointed after all the hype. Olivia Colman is very good but I didn't like the film overall and found no humour in it at all ! Also I felt no empathy with any of the characters. The music was extremely loud and intrusive ,often continuing with the dialogue. The swearing and sexual scenes were purely for sensationalism, reminding me of Ken Russell's ott style , and going for the shock value ( plus awards!!) rather than entertainment. I found the first half tedious ,the second half better as the rivalry grew but with the screeching music actually hurting my ears I couldn't wait for it to end! Best things were the rabbits although apparently pet rabbits came 100 years after Anne's death. Wish I hadn't bothered & hope it loses out in the awards !