Critical Reactions

[poliphilo]

Charles Moore in the Telegraph thinks The Village is "twaddle". Peter Hitchens (who, as you know, I respect) hates it too.

Meanwhile Arifa Akbar at the Indy really likes it and Sam Wollaston at the Guardian quite likes it.

The response seems to be dividing along traditional right/left lines, which is odd because, as I've said in a comment, I don't see it as a particularly political piece of work. It depicts a society in turmoil, but without blackening the aristocratic old guard or white-washing the workers.

Does the right feel threatened by any depiction of its rural power base as less than idyllic? I suppose it must.

Comments

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

Radio Times had a few choice words to say about it, too:

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-04-08/the-village-makes-me-miss-downton-abbey

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. I've tried Call the Midwife; it's soppy stuff. Downton doesn't attract me at all.

[trixibelle-net.livejournal.com]

To be honest I'm a big Leftie and I find it twaddle, too!