The movie really just wants to entertain people.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

I've never been big on costume dramas, and this is no exception. I was mostly bored during this. Based on an Edith Wharton novel, the film stars Gillian Anderson as an independent woman. She's getting close to being out of marriageable age, but she refuses to pick between the many men courting her. She believes she has plenty of time, knowing that she's highly desirable. Unfortunately, her gambling debts are starting to haunt her, and they eventually pull her down to a lower class. Soon she finds that her marriage prospects are no longer available, and she must (gulp!) work for a living. For me, it's the dialogue that really kills it. Perhaps people spoke like this in early 20th Century New York, but I can't hear "I have been foolish to the point of being compromised!" without rolling my eyes a bit. As one might expect, the costumes are excellent, and, as with all Davies films, the cinematography is beautiful. But I found it to be a slog.

Caught this flick at my home Trysons pad last night. He was chilling with his Bea Lawanda at Wendys but wanted to keep his crib legit, be a lot of creepers rolling up in here so I stepped up for my dog.Situation is like this, Lily Bart be a total honey, DA moment she walk on DA screen I be like DAUM GIRL YOU FINE. Problem is honey knows she fine and is a total PLAYAAA!!! First home she meets be my home Lawrence Selden, brutha is like DAUM, Im gonna tap that ass. Lily be playing tho, wont let the brutha get his swag on, she be creeping for a legit brutha not some wannabee porch rat.Dudes heads be turning everywhere, Lily holding out on the broth-as though, waiting for a certified situation so she can get her own pad and not have to shack up with her Aunt. Her Aunt be nasty ass hoe, no respect and always fronting.Then dis Dude Sim Rosedale try to Holla at Lily. He be all like marry me and sh1t but my girl Lily keeping it real for her man Lawrence Selden. Yeah they be hooking up and sh1t when peeps not looking. I was like WHAAAT!! You go Lily, keeping them homeys guessing. My home Selden not be getting all ubiquitous and sh1t, you know he wants DAT ass. Honeys be playing tho, homeys be treated all Obliquely, it ain't rite.Girls be nasty like you never seen up in this joint.Den this Otha honey Bertha Dorset be all stepping up on Lily, fronting and talking smack in front of Lily with her peeps present. Lily be getting a bad rep. Den another dude, Augustus 'Gus' Trenor, be trying to pimp Lily, he be getting my girl in debt and sh1t, dis guy be creeping. Times be tough for Lily, I feeling ya sister, times tough for homeys all over this joint.Girls be nasty like you never seen up in this joint. Bertha be spreading rumors that Lily ain't legit, sh1ts about to get serious. Lily not letting these plays be front, when Lily hear of Bertha rolling with a new posse she be like "No doubt the rabbit always thinks it's fascinating the anaconda " I be like BURRRRNNNNNNNNNN!!! Dtas what you get for fronting Bertha.Den Lilys aunt be all dying and sh1t, ain't leaving no dollars for Lily either. Situation ain't right, pl be talking more smack about Lily too, now Lily out on the street.Homies try to help but Lily ain't fronting, now she going Solo but its ain't easy for a Sista to make it on her own, sh1t be to real out there and Lily don't make it. I was like DAUMMM girl, sister took it all the way, big respect.So DAT about it homeys, time is tough back in De olden days too for a brotha and sister, not one Homies got to tap DAT ass either. SHEEEEEETTTT!!!

The House Of Mirth is a substantial, well-upholstered picture with more sinew and power than almost any other period drama of recent times... a brilliant film from a great British director. A cash-strapped single woman (Gillian Anderson) in early 20th-century New York fails to marry for love or money, and finds herself stuck with a scandalous debt that threatens to bankrupt her entirely.The film is a stunning adaptation of Edith Wharton's novel about a doomed social butterfly, elegantly crafted on a limited budget, and built around a piercing lead performance of Singer Sargent-esquire luminosity. It makes harsh points about an even harsher social order, and makes them feel fresh.

Saw this film recently on TV. It started off well enough - I mainly spent my time trying to identify the painters used as models for the composition (Tissot, Monet, Whistler, etc.). However there are only so many lovely Edwardian frocks one can admire.....The actors all seemed to live in an alternative universe where time stretches out endlessly (one of their minutes equals 2 of ours...) apart from Gus and Mr. Rosedale. There were a number of baffling points - that I haven't seen addressed here - although I have not read all the reviews. 1. The letters: why did the cleaning lady bring the letters to Lily when they were signed by Bertha?how did the cleaning lady know who Lily was and where she lived? Was it the usual practice for young ladies to have one hundred dollars (presumably a very large sum at the time) about their person - Lily didn't even need to go to another room to fetch the cash... 2. How come Lily, a young lady living with her aunt, went all on her own to the opera with 2 men - neither of which was related to her? This seems very odd to me - after all one's reputation was very fragile I can't imagine this happening in Edwardian times. 3. Why did Lily not sell her earrings if she was short of cash? 4. Who was the duchess and why should she be invited to dinner - to impress who?? All in all, while the film seemed to drag on for ever none of the characters was properly developed and we kept meeting new and mysterious people. the whole story was quite uninvolving since we didn't really know who anyone was or their position in society. I assume Mrs Fisher was a lower rung than Bertha of the large yacht - as evidenced by her sloppy way of sitting! Lily comes across as a very silly person - but I think we're meant to sympathise with her. Selden meanwhile is just a rather smug lawyer - he never says anything amusing or interesting - and yet is not even a reprobate.