Easy Virtue DVD Review

Easy Virtue - An Alliance Films’ Release

http://www.sonyclassics.com/easyvirtue/

On DVD: September 22nd, 2009

Rated PG: nudity; mature theme.

Running time: 97 minutes

Stephan Elliott (dir.)

Jessica Biel as Larita Whittaker

Ben Barnes as John Whittaker

Kristin Scott Thomas as Mrs. Whittaker

Colin Firth as Mr. Whittaker

© EASY VIRTUE FILMS LTD. 2008. Distributed exclusively in Canada by Alliance Films. All Rights Reserved.

Our reviews below:

_____________________________________________

Easy Virtue DVD Review By John C.

**1/2 (out of 4)

Jessica Biel plays a Detroit race car driver, who marries a young British man. When they go to visit his family in England, his mother is appalled to find out that her son has married an American.

The acing is good all around, in particular by Jessica Biel, Colin Firth and Kristin Scott-Thomas, and the soundtrack is very good. But the parts are better than the whole. For a comedy, it feels a bit long. And save for a few scenes, it’s never as hilarious as it could have been. It’s nice to look at, and it does have some very entertaining sequences, but as a whole it could have been done a little better. Though I did think that it was entertaining enough, to make it worth a rental if you’ve got the time.

The DVD includes deleted scenes, a blooper reel, a featurette, and commentary with director Stephen Elliot and writer Sheridan Jobbins.

_____________________________________________

Easy Virtue DVD Review By Erin V.

*** (out of 4)

Easy Virtue is the story of a young British man who meets a female racecar driver in the states, and marries her. When he brings her back home to his family, they clearly do not approve of her, and are set to find some way to get him to see that. She, likewise, does not find that she fits into the British countryside, and would prefer to return to America. The film is mostly about the interactions the whole eccentric family have with each other.

Set in the late 1920's, and made sort of in the style of an old film, Easy Virtue is a good and entertaining movie. Overall it is a comedy, and it does have it's funny moments throughout, although it takes a slightly more dramatic turn by the end. I liked it overall, and it's worth the watch if you have time.

_____________________________________________

Easy Virtue DVD Review By Nicole

*** (out of 4)

Review N/A

_____________________________________________

Easy Virtue DVD Review By Maureen

**1/2 (out of 4)

Review N/A

_____________________________________________

Easy Virtue DVD Review By Tony

*** (out of 4)

Review N/A

_____________________________________________

Consensus: *** (Out of 4)