Lady Chatterley's Lover
audience Reviews
, 74% Audience Score- Rating: 5 out of 5 starsThis is an incredibly beautiful version of the film. There is such chemistry between the two actors. I loved the raw passion between them. A very hot and steamy film
- Rating: 3 out of 5 starsI went to England to get the uncensored copy of this book in 1958 and found that it was still banned. I had to go to Paris for it, and have since studied it quite a bit. My favorite film version was the BBC serialization of the novel, starring Joelly Richardson and Sean Bean. I didn't care for the female actors in this new film, as I found them very unattractive. The endings always seem to veer from the book, but that is acceptable. I feel so sorry for D.H. Lawrence who never got any profit from this book and others because of censorship. He would be shocked to know that there are at least six film versions of his most notorious novel. It took 30 years after his death to get the book published in both England and America. Now, everyone uses that notorious word that got the book banned.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 starsPassionate is my overall taking from the film. Following your heart because it feels right not because it is right. Jack o Connell is a star!!!!!
- Rating: 4.5 out of 5 starsCorrin and O'Connell have great chemistry, bringing to life an otherwise traditional tale of forbidden love.
- Rating: 4.5 out of 5 starsThe best film adaptation I’ve seen of this novel. The leads are excellent, with their passion illuminating every scene they’re together. The mature approach to the topic was appreciated as was the treatment of the impending issues of the era.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 starsBefore I'd only seen the version from the 70's, which was honestly quite silly and lacked any emotional depth. This one is superbly adapted and shows that all the status and money can never surpass the need for love and human connection. The acting is solid and shows maturity and depth, the costumes and scenery lovely, and the music compliments everything perfectly. It's interesting to see the similarity between that time period, just as the industrial revolution was starting and replacing manual labor, and now with the rise of AI and the erasure of knowing whether or not your job will be taken by a computer.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 starsSome say its romantic, but to me its aristocratic smutty. The story of love found under great loneliness is cheapened by being 1 dimensional.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 starsFor all its visual beauty, cast chemistry, and solidly-crafted illustration of a crumbling marriage, we must not forget that this is first and foremost a romance, and in that regard it falls short in one vital aspect: its communication thereof with the viewer. The film seems to focus on the Lady's experience by removing its focus from her affair, but then forgets to accurately portray the steps leading to the leads' infidelity. Instead, the script attempts to verbally justify her actions afterwards – a verbose tactic in visual narrative that leaves its characters appearing flat and unsympathetic. Unlike Lady Chatterley, we the audience do not become acquainted with her partner-in-affair, nor with the affair itself; therefore, the romance is reduced to a montage of sex scenes, albeit satisfyingly steamy ones, and little more. What at first bite appears to be a delicious candy made out of all the right ingredients has a tiny hollow centre, a nearly complete product lost in assembly, a romance lacking in romance.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 starsYou can't help but to be drawn to the chemistry between the two leads.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 starsLoved it. Great plot and script. Chemistry between leads and their acting is on point. Beautiful filming locations.