cast of Brideshead RevisitedIt is the film musty old historians have been waiting for since they lost their copy of the 18-hour mini-series version of "Brideshead Revisted." Or rather their VCR probably broke and they are too cheap and intellectual to buy the DVD. Anyway, "Brideshead Revisted" based on the beloved Evelyn Waugh novel, is the classic story of poor but extremely hot boy meets rich but closeted homosexual rich boy, poor boy falls for life of grandeur, rich boy falls for poor boy, poor boy falls for rich boy's extremely seductive sister, servants mutter under their breaths. "Brideshead" was pretty much the pre-cursor to "Match Point" and it even features Matthew Goode. Goode played the rich, aloof brother in "Match Point" but here he plays the mesmerized poor boytoy. Throw in Emma Thompson as the puppet master Lady Marchmain and some unknown but lovely British actors and you've got another sleeper hit on your hands, very much in the style of "Remains of the Day." Matthew Goode is always excellent (his career has been good ever since his debut in the awful "Chasing Liberty") and if it has half the prim yet powerful sex appeal of Atonement I would say we are in for a fun ride. Emma Thompson in Brideshead Revisited
