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Vanity Fair

All's fair in love & war.

2004 · 2h 21m · PG-13 Drama, Romance
Directed by Mira Nair

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Overview

In early 19th century England, ambitious and ruthless orphan Rebecca Sharp advances from the position of governess to the heights of British society.

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Rotten

It's lavish but lulling, and at two hours and 18 minutes, it's something of a bore.

Rex Reed, New York Observer
Rotten

A less than absorbing adaptation of Thackeray's sprawling but sharp-witted classic.

Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Rotten

Scene by scene and moment to moment, it's a woeful misreading of the book.

Charles Taylor, Salon.com
Fresh

Witherspoon moves director Mira Nair's version of Thackeray's social satire forward at a good clip, making Becky's rising and falling fortunes an intensely watchable spectator sport.

Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Rotten

There is no depth beneath its bright surfaces, no potent emotional undercurrents.

Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine

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