Two young gentlemen living in 1890's England use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities...... (Full plot summary below)
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Two young gentlemen living in 1890's England use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities...
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| Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)Jeffrey WesthoffThough "Earnest" is Wilde's most famous work, this film is not as rich as Parker's version of "An Ideal Husband." However, it remains light and entertaining as the bright cast has a wonderful time saying marvelously funny things. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris Hewitt (St. Paul)Parker probably thinks he's shaking up a classic the way Kenneth Branagh and Baz Luhrmann have, but this half-hearted messing-about just makes us miss Wilde's still-contemporary play. |
| Planet Sick-BoyJon PopickThere are a lot of extremely humorous lines that still work well today, but there isn't much else going on here. |
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn JohansonThis hundred-year-old nonsense is fresher, sillier, more vibrant, more delicious than anything of recent vintage. |
| Salt Lake TribuneSean P. MeansThere is such a thing as being too earnest. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzThe film lacked the capriciousness it required... |
| CinerinaKarina MontgomeryCould it be better cast? NO! It?s a frothy delight, true to the spirit of the original, but flavored with the permissiveness of the present. |
| Film Quips OnlineJohn R. McEwenThe ability to compress such a hilariously complex story into 97 minutes of film is a tribute both to Wilde's astounding economy with words and Parker's mastery of his source material. |
| Denver PostSteven RosenIn trying to make Earnest more of a visual romp than it needs to be, [Parker] almost stomps the Wildeness out of its literary wit. But he doesn't. The good humor and lively acting survive. |
| Milwaukee Journal SentinelJackie LoohauisOscar Wilde's 1895 comedy remains one of his most enduring, and Miramax's new release can't match the impact or import of the original. But while this film may be a lesser light, it's still worth a visit to the manor house. |
