Affinity (2008)

Such a frustrating disappointment

So much average

Let's be realistic.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

I really enjoyed the movie but it was rather sad y'know. It would give you great shocks like the pauper Selina Dawes betraying her lover Margaret Prior who is an aristocrat. Then Margaret committing suicide in the end because of the betrayal and the fact, her family wasn't very supportive with her choices. I felt like I would give the mother a slap across the face, she was such a horrible vile woman to her daughter! The brother wasn't even a help either, he just thought he could own everything the family owns! He was pure selfish too!The movie also makes you angry too for the people that hurt Margaret. I thought that Selina one was better then that. She was such a cow, I'll never get over the fact she just took everything belonging to Margaret!Very good story which reflects life during the 1800's, well done BBC!

Having just read the book, I was really looking forward to the film adaptation.What a disappointment. The film felt extremely rushed, with no development of the characters. I did not for one minute believe the "affinity" between Selena and Margaret and so, consequently, felt nothing about the ending. Which did NOT do justice to the book. More time should have been spent showing the relationship between Margaret and her family members, for instance. And more emphasis on Selena's previous life and Peter Quick. And, lastly, more about that awful prison and what the women had to endure.Read the book if you want "the real deal" and to be suspended in excitement, suspense and terrific writing!

I am very disappointed that there where a lot of very low ratings for this movie by a good number of people. Personally I found that the movie was very captivating, and it made me want to understand better what was exactly happening all along. The costumes where marvelous, and the twist at the end (although I expected something similar, because it almost always happens in these kind of movies) was very good. It is a very good drama, however only for people that know how to appreciate it. People who like a lot of action, and not understanding will not appreciate it as much.

I read the novel first, and was so glued to it that i got through it in the matter of a weekend. when i went to see the film i was not expecting to be as impressed as i was through reading it, but this adaptation is as magical as the novel and did it the justice it deserved. it is they type of film that can be watched time and time again without losing its appeal. i would recommend it to anyone, regardless of whether they like period dramas or not, because it is not the average period drama - it is a film that transcends time, and will reach some part of every person. personally i would go and watch it innumerable times if i could, and cannot wait for the release of the DVD.