Review of The Importance of Being Earnest

This is, as most people know, a great play. We see how "frightfully witty" Oscar Wilde was. However, it is a play, and a direct adaptation to film, although good, is not as good as a live performance. If you're going to put a play on film, do something filmy with it. Look at some of the great films which have been adapted from Shakespeare. Why can't Oscar be adapted?

That said, fantastic performances from a strong cast, with Judi Dench doing the same old routine, but it doesn't wear thin, well, not for me at least.