For my money the actual story of Vanity Fair is not one that I particularly like. The story itself is meant to share a witty lesson about social climbing and class prejudice. This is not something that is something I want necessarily to see. However, this was a good and interesting take on the story that made me more interested. Olivia Cooke stars as Rebecca Sharp. This was a great casting choice. Olivia Cooke was wonderful in "Bates Motel" and she is great here. She has a way of smiling and appearing friendly that is sooo genuine that you could see could make people believe she was a good person, though she at times, can be a very bad person. As a member of the audience I keep going back and forth about if Rebecca is evil. Also wonderful is the way Olivia plays her knowing looks to the fourth wall.. making the audience feel like a secret member of "team" Becky. For me, everything else was the problem. I found all the rest of the casting -- to be limp and lifeless. (except for Tom Bateman) and frankly the story itself annoys me. Amelia Sedley is there to compare and contrast with Rebecca but at every turn I just wanted to smack her upside her head. Not have most everything work out for her. I think this story actually works much better as a talking point than an enjoyable time but it was interesting and well done and I would definitely recommend it.
Review of Vanity Fair
