An Ideal Husband

I'm sure there are some who consider this movie "droll", but if one is a watcher of a movie with all combat and little thought, that is just another kind of movie for somebody else!..This movie is again about games people... Full review

Some scripts are obviously meant for the stage. However, if it's a strong enough script with a good cast, that sort of thing can be overlooked. Such is the case with "An Ideal Husband." Originally an Oscar Wilde play, much of... Full review

I watched the 1999 production with Jeremy Northam and Rupert Everett as the lead characters and the production was so good that I bought this DVD to see if there could be another different but as well good production or... Full review

I have seen three video/film versions of this play (the 1969 Jeremey Brett, this 1998, and the 1999 Blanchette/Everette/Northam) and have also read the script. Of the three, this 1998 version, set in contemporary 1998, is the truest to the... Full review

While I enjoy Wilde in all the ways a man is supposed to, I'd dare say that there are times when even his brilliance cannot compensate the blunders of others.This being said, I'll be concise: Mr. Cartlidge's adaptation of Wilde's... Full review

I really liked this movie. The lead character was hilarious and the dialogue was brilliant. I highly recommend renting this movie.... Full review

One of the principal sources of humour in Wilde's plays comes from pricking at the inflated egos, pious humbug and ignorance of the upper classes. There is always a Wildean character to reverse a clicheed expression or invert conventional 'wisdom.'... Full review

SPOILERSIn classical text, there's always one or two authors who's use of language reveals their identity. In some of Shakespeare's lesser known plays, his use of pros often shows the audience that it is one of his productions. On a... Full review

i loved "the importance of being earnest" which is a play also written by oscar wilde, so when i saw this movie, i had high hopes. and i was not let down at all. the acting was amazing (i heart rupert... Full review

Spoilers herein.This is lovely. It is lovely if you are into acting: the men involved superbly set a foundation for the two women Cate and Julianne who are among our greatest living actors. These women duel but not in the... Full review

The film's wit and the seductive charm of Wilde's sharply observed, lovingly portrayed, flawed yet redeemable characters, the entertaining and clever structure of the plot, the elegant edginess of the resolution and the kindness with which even the villain is treated, are testament to not only a sensitive adaptation but remarkable filmmaking. ... Full Review

The film's wit and the seductive charm of Wilde's sharply observed, lovingly portrayed, flawed yet redeemable characters, the entertaining and clever structure of the plot, the elegant edginess of the resolution and the kindness with which even the villain is treated, are testament to not only a sensitive adaptation but remarkable filmmaking. ... Full Review

intrigue as the farcical and wildly hilarious situation comedy gathers pace.....Elsewhere there are a string of fine comic performances -....indeed fine direction complement Wilde's potent and witty observations on upper-class society of the day..... ... Full Review

The complicated premise of "An Ideal Husband" might have been needlessly daunting for such a lightweight comedy, but somehow it never once becomes confusing, as we instantly are absorbed into this group of characters' lives and relationships. Entertaining is the perfect adjective to describe "An Ideal Husband. ... Full Review

Adapted and directed by Oliver Parker, the movie version simply lacks the snap....the version now offered up to film fans is painfully lifeless, despite the best efforts of a talented cast.....Mr. Everett doesn't do much better in the quirky romance....Throughout, the director repeatedly drains the story of energy with sluggish pacing and dreary, dark sets that sometimes seem to swallow the actors alive..... ... Full Review

That the centennial resurgence of interest in the life and works of Oscar Wilde should engender not one but two screen adaptations of the play "An Ideal Husband" in the same year would be cause for celebration if it didn't... ... Full Article

Based on a play by Oscar Wilde and set in England in at the end of the 19th century, An Ideal Husband, adapted and directed by Oliver Parker has all the wit and charm of The Importance of Being Earnest... ... Full Article

Only one of the 11 films released and funded through National Lottery money has made a profit, according to latest figures. More than £13.5m in lottery money has been spent by three film companies to produce and distribute 11 films... ... Full Article

A disappointingly shallow, filleted adaptation of Wildes theatrical war horse.Rupert Everett stars as a playboy whose desire to be a lifelong bachelor is jeopardised when he becomes entangled in a web of blackmail, lies, deceit and romance. ... Full Article

WHAT THE WORLD needs is more Oscar Wilde film adaptations, more of his fangs-first chess-game satires between the swank and shallow to counteract that Shakespeare flu movies are coming down with. ... Full Article

In an attempt to instill more drama in Oscar Wilde's turn-of-the-century comedy of manners, British director Oliver Parker has tinkered with the original. He has scrambled scenes as though playing a cinematic shell game and added a climactic speech in... ... Full Article