Questionable Casting
I'm currently reading the book and from all the actors I've seen, they look NOTHING like the characters Tolstoy so vividly described. Disappointing, to say the least.
Probably the best of all the actors is Malcolm McDowell for the volatile and socially tactless Prince Bolkonsky. Other than that, it looks to me like the screenwriters read cliff notes rather than the novel, casting any actor they wanted or who was available, and not taking the time to appreciate how each characters' physical appearance suits the shape and development of their personality. Tolstoy took the time to describe every detail of his characters--lovingly and painstakingly as one can tell; it's upsetting that this fact is ignored.
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