Young love, while sweet, can also be a bit laborious. They could have shaved a good 20 minutes off this film without losing the sentiment.

Note about historical accuracy: After brief research, it appears “Bright Star” is fairly historically correct, however, there’s one point I’d like to make regarding the film’s accuracy. The story leads the audience to believe Fanny Brawne “walked the heath” for the rest of her life, pining for her lost love. This is not true. Fanny Brawne went on to marry and have three children.

Leave it to Hollywood to tangle the truth just enough to leave the young girls heartbroken and in dispair, sort of like Bella the blubbering vampire-lover. Gag.