Jane Eyre

Movie: Jane Eyre

Genre: drama

Synopsis: When she is very young, Jane Eyre’s parents die.  She is taken in by Mrs.Reed (Sally Hawkins) who promised Jane’s mother she would take care of Jane.  Jane’s life with Mrs. Reed and her son is one of constant torment.  Finally, she is sent away to a boarding school where life really gets tough for Jane.  We skip forward to an older Jane (Mia Wasikowska) finally leaving (escaping?) the school when she is hired to be a governess by Mrs. Fairfax (Judi Dench).  Mrs. Fairfax is the manager of the country estate of Mr. Rochester (Michael Fassbender).  Jane is to be the governess of a girl who is the ward of Rochester. Jane proves to be extremely intelligent and perfectly willing to speak her mind when given the opportunity.

There is something not quite right about the estate. Things literally go bump in the night.  The movie follows the relationship between Rochester and Jane a mystery from Rochester’s past and Jane’s journey to come to grips with life.

My two cents:  A pretty good movie.  I loved how Mia Wasikowska played Jane – very prim and proper, but lurking close beneath the surface was a bright young lady with definite and erudite opinions on matters.  It was also interesting to see Sally Hawkins played a nasty vindictive old lady.

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