After I saw Before the fall
I really enjoyed this film. I am a big fan of the books of Jane Austen. I've read Pride and Prejudice many times. Also, I'm gay, so this film's use of the plot of P&P was very interesting to me.
Frankly, many low budget gay films seem egotistical, pretentious ventures to me. This film is not like that. It pays tribute to what has to be one of the greatest romantic plots in all of literature. The casting and the carefully constructed scenes are proof. I feel if the director had had more money/time to shoot some of the scenes over, the film may have been even better. There are a few problems, but I actually like some of the awkwardness. The way Ben is so nervous and awkward when he is alone with Lee, just like Mr Darcy is with Elizabeth. You never see that in gay films! The only thing...I would like to have seen a stronger, more dramatic rejection of Ben by Lee. Elizabeth's rejection of Darcy in the book is so fabulous. Perhaps Ben's declaration of love could have been earlier & more pompous? But I'm being picky. I think the film is good just as it is.