Jane Eyre (1996)
7/10
Shortens the Book's long ending...only a minor problem.
23 September 2013
Warning: Spoilers
The book JANE EYRE is long. I've watched at least three versions of JANE EYRE (including the Orson Welles version...still think he's the best Rochester yet).

Thus, expect that most movies will shorten the rather long ending.

I do like where they touch on "the cousins" and hint at the passage of time before...she goes back.

But expect that, except in a series, the "cousins" segment gets removed or vastly truncated. It's simply too long...and I think gets the reader way too caught up in Jane's new life.

So most Jane Eyre movies will drastically shorten that segment. It's not totally needed. This film is a fairly good interpretation of Jane Eyre. Guess, tho, I see Rochester as more dark...and brooding than William Hurt.
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