Quick Movie Reviews
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4/4
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 06/18/2019
"Howards End" is an exceptional portrait of the English class system. Of all the movies based on Forster's novels, I'd bank on this one as the best.
Rating of
3/4
Rose West - wrote on 11/06/2010
Great adaption of the book - true to plot, with beautiful details in costume and setting.
Rating of
3.5/4
Ichabod Crane - wrote on 11/24/2008
A very splendid period piece film. A nice one, with an interesting story and characters. Which are all bolstered by the art direction and the performances. I would sat that it is better than a room with a view due to more interesting characters and plot.
Rating of
4/4
Arbogast1960 - wrote on 03/28/2008
Definitely the best Merchant/Ivory production, and one of the finest classic literature adaptations I've ever seen. Emma Thompson is fantastic as Margaret, an almost indescribable character--she's at one artsy, down to earth, scatterbrained, gentle, strong-willed. A really remarkable job. Vanessa Redgrave is also superb as the dying matriarch. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's screenplay is, not surprisingly, excellent. The story, while hard to encapsulate, provides a fascinating look at the importance of land in the British class system, as well as the plight of women in a distressingly misogynistic society--but I promise it's much more interesting than that sounds. Well worth seeking out.
