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37 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanKeira Knightley, in a witty, vibrant, altogether superb performance, plays Lizzie's sparky, questing nature as a matter of the deepest personal sacrifice.
- 100Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerIn the end, the finest achievement of Wright's movie is that it fully captures what Martin Amis, writing on Pride and Prejudice, said of Austen: "Money is a vital substance in her world; the moment you enter it you feel the frank horror of moneylessness, as intense as the tacit horror of spinsterhood." All that, and a great love story, too.
- 90Dallas ObserverRobert WilonskyDallas ObserverRobert WilonskyThere's something more REAL about this version, more human, more lived-in; though their words may have been penned 200 years ago, when Austen was a young woman writing about her idealized self, this cast and crew nudge the material into the now.
- 88ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliOf Austen's novels, none is more beloved than this one, so it's good to see it once again brought to the screen with the pride which it deserves.
- 88Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneAt the end, director Wright wraps the whole thing up with a fairy-tale coda more Shakespearean than Austen-tine. Yet it all works.
- 80VarietyDerek ElleyVarietyDerek ElleyA movie for the age, and a keeper for the ages, Pride & Prejudice brings Jane Austen's best-loved novel to vivid, widescreen life, as well as making an undisputed star of 20-year-old Keira Knightley.
- 80The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsMost importantly, the director, script, and cast (rounded out by Judi Dench and well-placed imports Donald Sutherland and Jena Malone) all recognize that Austen is about much more than pretty costumes and knowing looks.
- 75Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversRomantic yearning hasn't looked this sexy onscreen in years.
- 70New York Magazine (Vulture)Ken TuckerNew York Magazine (Vulture)Ken TuckerIf only Knightley had a co-star equal to her here: The 1995 edition of Colin Firth, come to think of it, would have been perfect.
- 70Village VoiceJessica WinterVillage VoiceJessica WinterDirector Joe Wright coordinates a delightfully cohesive acting ensemble.