A couple of years ago, my good friend Holly gave me a copy of a movie called North & South as a gift. It gathered dust on my shelf forever, and I glanced at it every now and then thinking I needed to watch it. I sort-of forgot about it until my sister Marianne watched it recently and loved it, and told me I should watch it. I knew it wasn't exactly Jane Austen, and I'd heard from other friends that it was slow and boring... but when my sister Kate watched it and loved it, I made a goal to watch it.
And now I'm into this guy.
It's a very Elizabeth Bennett/Mr. Darcy type of story, with hints of social ranking. But more than that, it's a very compelling insight into the industrial revolution of the time, with a little religious and political controversy. Definitely worth the watch - and now I might have to read the book. (Backwards, I know.)
Watch it. You know you want to.
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I was like you—resisted even after so many friends reported loving this. Then I saw it on Netflix and figured I might as well. Loved it! And yeah, I pretty much have a crush on Richard Armitage, but I saw him first in the BBC series "Robin Hood."
I'm in! You had me at Mr. Darcy.
Mater - that's where my sister saw it! And it's been sitting on my shelf gathering dust... shame on me! :) I keep hearing about the BBC Robin Hood - but Armitage plays Guy of Gisborne, doesn't he? I bet he makes a great bad guy... :)
And Em - SERIOUSLY. You will love it.
I totally LOVED that movie. It was slow but still I fell in love with him! I love movies that make you wait 4 hours for a first kiss.... awesomeness!
Haha...I think it's cute I had to talk you into watching it, and now both you & Kate are obsessed (like I am!). :) How did we miss this before? By the way, I bought the book...you can borrow it!
Maybe I should give it a try one more time. I started watching it on Netflix and got really bored about 1 hour into it...but your post is making me feel like I missed something? Maybe I'll watch it this weekend!
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