John Hancock The reason why people are constantly comparing this to Jane Eyre is beyond me. I couldn't care less about how beautiful Italy is because I myself was born there, and the cast is something that I seldom rate compared to the writing. it's hard for me to label this a "romance" when there barely was any interaction and zero chemistry between the unlikable characters: Lucy is a one-dimensional, annoying and irresponsible girl, which obviously, since the target audience is supposed to be naive little girls, experiences a sudden epiphany that makes her realize her mistakes and just how dumb she has been throughout the whole movie (how can you dislike this masterpiece?), Cecil is a complete and utter plot device, whose sole function is to drive the story to an end, being a downright flat stereotype of a snobby English gentleman, George is... who's George again? Oh, right, the "nice guy" who is supposed to hook up with the protagonist somehow, in spite of being uninteresting and bland, I don't think the other characters even had a purpose to begin with, so I'm not going to make a list of them. The romantic side of the movie doesn't show up until the latter half, which is slightly too late for my standards. The ending is very predictable and quite disappointing. Calling this movie "romantic" would be like trying to squeeze orange juice out of a prune, side effects included. According to the reviews above me I can speculate that the users who enjoyed this fall into two different categories: first there are people who watched it into their childhood/adolescence, who probably have completely forgotten about this movie, nevertheless they're inclined to rate it highly regardless of the way their opinion changed in their current age, no critical thinking whatsoever. The latter category is unable to find the flaws in this movie because they're blinded by the beauty of the colors and the setting, often coming with an extreme fawning of the actors and their performance. It was hilarious to see the characters mentioning Italian literature and culture, however, my chuckles only lasted twice or thrice. I would have appreciated it more if the movie kept being on its funny side, rather than degenerating in a dull romance. But then again, the majority of the reviews above me hardly feature any statement that isn't made with the mental age of 12, and is the reason I'm prone to distrust IMDb, especially when it comes to movies whose rating is higher than 7.0.

gerald65-319-759736 E. M. Forster's charming story, Merchant and Ivory add gorgeous Tuscan cinematography, lush opera music, and a cast of talented British actors. Even a skinny-dipping scene is done with enough class that the movie got away with a PG rating (though that probably wouldn't happen nowadays!). In short, Merchant-Ivory makes it look easy—and this ease has led to charges of their films being dull and middlebrow, as well as to many imitators.But this stereotype of "a Merchant-Ivory film" fails to mention just how vivid and hilarious "A Room with a View" actually is. With scene-stealing actors like Maggie Smith as a prim, passive- aggressive chaperone and Daniel Day-Lewis as a self-centered young man whose every gesture tells of his fastidious rigidity, a rich vein of humor runs through the film. The movie also delights in putting its heroine Lucy (a baby-faced Helena Bonham Carter) in situations that prove awkward, funny, and ultimately invigorating for a well-bred young lady of 1905. Lucy finds herself in a love triangle, with society telling her to choose Cecil (Day- Lewis) but a deeper force pulling her toward the unconventional, moody George Emerson (Julian Sands).A comedy of manners, "A Room with a View" is sometimes guilty of seeing its characters as types, rather than people. Even Lucy is not much more than "the young girl transfigured by Italy" that Miss Lavish (Judi Dench), a writer of cheap novels, labels her as. Still, it's easy to get caught up in the romance of this delightful movie. After seeing it, you'll want to go out and defend Truth and Love from all those who would deny them. Or at least to start saving up for a trip to Italy.

SnoopyStyle Lucy Honeychurch (Helena Bonham Carter) and her chaperon cousin Charlotte Bartlett (Maggie Smith) are in Italy. They're disappointed with the view from their rooms. Mr. Emerson (Denholm Elliott) is with his son George (Julian Sands) and offers to switch their rooms. Charlotte refuses due to conventional manners but Reverend Beebe changes her mind. Lucy is shocked by the wild Italian world and she faints witnessing a bloody fight. George comes to the rescue. Later, George kisses Lucy which could lead to a scandal. Lucy returns home and accepts the marriage proposal from snobby proper gentleman Cecil Vyse (Daniel Day-Lewis).It is a beautiful literary movie. It's the theatrical debut of Helena Bonham Carter and she delivers a great performance. This is not necessarily my type of movie. The story moves too slowly for me. A lot of the emotions are hidden. It's a nice start of a string of hits for Merchant-Ivory. I give it full marks for spotless workmanship.

filmalamosa An 18 or so year old girl Lucy Honeychurch and her chaperon Charlotte a middle aged spinster cousin go on a trip to Florence. There in a pension they encounter Mr Emerson and his son George. Mr. Emerson trades rooms with the women so that they might have rooms with views.George falls in love with Lucy and steals a kiss from her. Her chaperon sees this happen and returns Lucy at once to England. By chance Mr. Emerson and George rent a cottage near the Honeychurch's house... by this time Lucy is engaged to someone else. However true love wins out.I didn't care for the women's lib part of it (also the exaggerated era prudishness is cartoonish)....Lucy has spunk and George is the perfect milquetoast husband...."I want a wife who speaks her mind thinks on her own blah blah blah...." This turns it into a typical modern PC chick flick....no wonder it was popular. That was the "plot" and raison d'etre of the film other reviewers are looking for.I did like the beautiful scenery and wonderfully recreated world of the Edwardian era. It is a pretty movie to watch.OK watch