My Brother Jonathan

Incredible performance, as usual
Daniel Day-Lewis gives a wonderfully subtle performance in this beautifully done movie. I rated it with 4 stars only because the ending is just such a surprise and shock. That ending was impossible to love. You just are not prepared for it.

My Brother Jonathan
I saw this on TV when I was a teenager and I loved it then, it was the first production with DDL that I had seen and I thought he was fabulous, I also really liked Benedict Taylor and Barbara Kellermann - watching this again was truly lovely and I almost like DDL's performance in this better than some of his later work. There are small sections where his acting is a bit forced, but on the whole, it's really good.

With hindsight, I find the plot a bit melodramatic, but it is very much a 19th Century story, so you have to see it in the context of the period.

I'm very glad to have this DVD in my collection anyway - great to find it too, I'd been looking for it for ages...

Classic BBC
This series is sweet, tender, and sentimental. Lewis is at his young best here in a role that makes him a hero all 'round. There is a surprise ending. Bring a hankie.

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