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53 out of 100

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7.1 out of 10

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 41
  3. Negative: 3 out of 41
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    The peculiar quality of Vanity Fair, which sets it aside from the Austen adaptations such as "Sense and Sensibility" and "Pride and Prejudice," is that it's not about very nice people. That makes them much more interesting.
  2. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Pete Vonder Haar
    60
    It's by no means a classic, but the dialogue and high caliber of performances mean you’'ll get your money's worth, especially if you're really into empire waistlines and that infamous English haughtiness.
  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Ty Burr
    38
    She has been made lovable -- and a Vanity Fair with a lovable Becky Sharp has no reason to exist. It's as if Shakespeare had put Hamlet on Prozac: What's the point?

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. GregB.
    10
    An extravagant and very well acted retelling of Thackeray's masterpiece of EnglIsh manners and mores at the beginning of the 19th century.
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  2. IlzeS.
    9
    Movie was good, I liked everyone in this movie. I think, it’s very clear that this is really Vanity Fair. I don’t like BBC movie about it, although I think it was enjoyable. This is a perfect cast for Vanity Fair. Winterspoon and Romola Garai are on the top. They rullz. Overall: Interesting movie.… Expand
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