the importance of being earnest

diana and i, in the midst of our english victorian era fascination, watched this film recently. its based on an old play by oscar wilde, and it shows! the film is filled with witty lines and conversations as well as amusing twists and turns that are vintage wilde! the plot is about a couple men who step away from their lives on occasion and pretend to be someone else. this other person they pretend to be just happens to be named earnest. both of these fellows fall in love with women who think their names are earnest and eventually they cross paths with their lovers when they are in their real lives. oh the complications! oh the miscommunication! oh the hilarity! actually, it is pretty funny how things get all mixed up between the men and their ladies. colin firth, who is in just about every victorian era movie, does a great job as the man caught between two lies and two women. this one is worth checking out just for the witty dialog from oscar wilde!