Dan Aykroyd, David Tennant, Emily Mortimer
An adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel "Vile Bodies," is a look into the lives of a young novelist, his would-be lover, and a host of young people who beautified London in the 1930s.
DVD Release Date: February 8, 2005
Stats: 319 reviews
I went into this knowing that it would be difficult to capture the brilliance of "Vile Bodies", which is one of my favorite novels.
I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised (and thoroughly amused) at how well Mr. Fry captured the feel of the book.
The set designs and co...( read more)
Fun to watch over and over. And then feel bad about disillusionment over and over.
"Bright, young people. That's what they call you. Well, I guess one of out three isn't bad." Bright Young Things is one of the lightest things I've seen in quite a while. It is not serious at all, nor does it take itself seriously. Its flinty, funny, and irreverent. I was curious...( read more)
Checked this out because James McAvoy is in it. His part is just too brief and I think I missed some key moments because I couldn't understand with all the accents. Otherwise, an easy passing of 105 minutes.
Stephen Fry's masterful adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's brilliant 1930 novel is a surprisingly (if appropriately) thoughtful take on the lives of gossipy, frollicking twentysomethings in London on the precipice of World War II. Stephen Campbell Moore is Adam Symes, an aspiring write...( read more)
it was a good story but a little dry and not enough scene with the conflix of the main star and david
wow what a brilliant movie i have just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch...its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...i think that emily mortimer, dan aykroyd, david tennant, james macovy, jim broadbent, john mills, mic...( read more)
Busy, unfocused, yet still acridly funny and moving. full review
Fry, in his directing debut, shows an eye for style, a fine literary intelligence and an unmistakable heart. full review
Waugh's novel and Fry's movie wisely see that their characters live by spending their comic capital and ending up emotionally overdrawn. full review
You walk away from Bright Young Things believing that, by and large, Fry has gotten Waugh as well as any filmmaker could be expected to. full review
This is just how I'd always imagined one of my favorite comic novels should look and sound. full review
Stephen Fry's adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's Vile Bodies honors its source with vigor and gusto, capturing both Waugh's cheeky humor and his dark, stringent moralism. full review
By the time Fry lets darkness encroach on these bright young things, including a flapper and a suicidal scribe, the fizz is gone. full review
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