The Scarlet Letter

PLOT:

In the Massachusetts Bay colony in 1666, there is an uneasy truce between Puritans and Algonquian. Seeking independence, Hester arrives overseas from England. As she awaits her husband, she finds independence; befriending Quakers and setting up a home. As time passes she falls for a young pastor, who feels the same way about her. When they hear the news that her husband has most likely been killed by Indians, they engage in a relationship. She has a child, and Hester is publicly humiliated by being forced to wear a scarlet “A” for adultery; for on the same day, her husband reappears, with indians, after a year’s absence. Going by the name of “Chillingworth”, he stirs fears of witchcraft, while seeking out Hester’s love in order to extract his revenge.

REVIEW:

It has been quite a while since I actually read the novel from which this film is based, but from what I remember, this thing strays. That being said, its not as bad as some critics will have you to believe.

While not being the worst film of all time, its not the best either. The actors seemed to have thrown themselves into the roles, but for me, the screenplay doesn’t do them justice. Hester Prynne’s ‘A’ seemed like it should have been worn by a super hero. There’s a scene with a drummer where he’s playing, but it doesn’t quite match up with the beat that is happening.

I could be a typical male and say that Demi Moore’s bathing scene was the best part, but I won’t. As a matter of fact, I wasn’t that impressed with it. That could be due to the fact that I’ve seen Stripteasea fair amount of times and she looks hotter in that picture.

The Puritans are just a hateful group of people. It is hard to believe that these people actually lived here!

My verdict on this film is that it’s just average. The kind of film you say you’re going to watch, but then something better comes along and it gets pushed back and then one day there’s nothing to watch and you sit down and give it a shot.

3 out of 5 stars

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