I wouldn’t have chosen to go to see this film, but my other half wanted to. So we went.
   In the event I have to admit it was rather good. The way it is put together is a little unusual, but you soon get to grips with that after the first ten minutes or so. The acting is excellent and the casting is spot on. And of course the plot itself is outstanding, as you’d expect from an original book that many pundits regard as one of the best ever written.
   So if Anna Karenina isn’t near the top of your ‘to see’ list, I suggest you bump it up your order of priorities.