Everett is the embodiment of Oscar Wilde's dandified roue Algy Moncrieff, and Colin Firth his stiff-upper-lipped cohort Jack Worthing, who joins him in the shameless pursuit of Cecily (Witherspoon) and Gwendolyn (Frances O'Connor). Director Oliver Parker garnishes his remake with a score that recalls a screwball comedy before its time. But that -- along with line readings that are a bit glib even for Wilde -- suggests an over-modernization of Earnest's dusty drawing room farce.
EW's GRADE
BDetails Release Date: Nov 12, 2002; Movie Rated: PG; Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance; With: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth and Reese Witherspoon; Distributor: Miramax
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