The Scarlet Letter(1995)- User Reviews

Hester was pulling plants out of her garden.She was having a baby.She was taking alot of baths.She had a fancy A on her dress.more»

The Demi Moore version of the Hawthorne novel: ain't. Her "Scarlet Letter" is a celebration of paganism: offering the sex act as ritual, a view that has a long history of struggle with the restraints organized societies have attempted …more»

The Scarlet Letter.

The words suggest a sweeping romance on the scale of Romeo and Juliet.

This is what I expected when I rented the movie in January of 2000.
(And even before then when I saw the poster).

Forbidden love is a favorite subject of …more»

There is simply no excuse for actors not doing their homework on a movie. I could barely get past the cover shot on the video- Hester and Dimmesdale making out like they're on a playground. Hello, people, these are puritans, operative syllable being …more»

The only major problem with this version of the Hawthorne classic that I have is the extremely ultered ending. The acting was good, got to love Gary Oldman, direction good, etc. However, if you have ever read the book and received the true moral of …more»

This was simply a crime of a movie. Gary Oldman's excellent acting couldn't even save it. I read Hawthorne's book 4 years before this was made, he probably rolled over in his grave!more»

Who do these people think they are? Do they think they can improve on the plotline of Nathaniel Hawthorne, the master storyteller? The original plot in the book ended in a hugely dramatic climax. Instead they settle for some sort of lame-ass political …more»

The screenwriter of The Scarlet Letter, Douglas Day Stewart took many liberties while rewriting The Scarlet letter in the new version of the movie. Not only were characters and symbols added to the story, but the whole spiritual crisis that Hester was …more»

I decided to watch this movie because it was on network television and I was bored. Anyway I was totally suprised that I enjoyed anything about this movie. However I did! It was not the best movie ever and I have seen alot worse also.
If it comes on televison …more»

this movie was mediocre although it gave lots of insight on life. i wouldn't recomend that anyone pay to see this movie.more»