Vanity Vair

One would think that a movie with a cast that included Reese Witherspoon, Jim Broadbent, Rhys Ifans, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and Gabriel Byrne would be, at least on some level, good. Sadly, it's not so. Vanity Fair has some very good acting, but it is long, dull, and lifeless. Even Mira Nair, who directed the amazing Monsoon Wedding, can't do much good for this terrible script. I was just begging for the movie to end by the last hour. There are a few very funny, very well done scenes. Good job, Cast, and good job, Mira. Other than that, nothing. Jonathan Rhys Meyers is typecast as an uppity bastard, Gabriel Byrne is reduced to a shady non-threat, and Reese Witherspoon suffers through bad dialogue and a poorly developed character. In other words, I'm not recommending this film.