Pros: Here, we have an epic love story that finally ends in a happy ending or as happy as possible ending, with Connie Reid Chatterly (The Crown's Emma Corrin) finally being reunited with her lover, gamesman Oliver Mellors (Jack O'Connell). But they are not free to marry as neither of their previous spouses will grant them a divorce, dooming their child to an illegitimate existence. Still, despite this issue, this is a couple you can't help but root for, with their somewhat contemporary ideals and yearning to do some good in the world still reeling from World War I.
Cons: You don't really have a good grasp of Connie's background, especially her relationship with her father who encourages her to stay in a platonic marriage for her protection and financial stability. We also don't understand why Bertha (never shown on screen) won't divorce Oliver, though it is likely so she can suck his war pension dry. However, why would her new lover be okay with that?
Recommend: Yes, though there are a lot of sex scenes and nudity
Grade: A-
Side Notes:
-Joely Richardson's Mrs. Bolton is a surprise ally.
-Rumors do spread at a shocking rate in this small-knit community.
-Matthew Duckett is the husband in this film and while he and Connie start out very much in love, after the war and his devastating injury, he takes advantage of her and is determined to use his God-given right as being born in the elite to rule over the lower class, unaware of how the workers might feel. In other words, while he is worthy of some sympathy, he is also a royal jerk.
-Despite encouraging Connie to have a child with another man, it has to be the right man and Oliver doesn't fit that description. Apparently, having an heir is quite important.
-Children do always suffer for the sins of their parents, unfortunately.
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