Hayley Atwell Promotes Howards End In A Dress That May Have Too Much Going On

She's gorgeous -- obviously; you're the best, Peggy Carter -- and this is sort of fun and jazzy (or would it more accurately be "snazzy"? Discuss), but I wonder if the sleeves AND the belt AND the beading AND the slit AND the fringe all add up to a bit more of a cacophony than the symphony she deserves. THOUGHTS?

Also: We should probably discuss this Howards End adaptation. I obviously love the Emma Thompson/Anthony Hopkins version, so rife is it with English People Having Romantical Problems. But I am not so married to it that the idea of a remake makes me see blood -- like, remake A Room With a View at your peril, but I can deal with this. Kenneth Lonergan is directing, which seems...emotionally apt. Hayley is in Emma Thompson's role (I'm sure Emma approves); an actress called Philippa Coulthard is in the HBC part; no one is credited in the Vanessa Redgrave role, which is curious;  and Matthew Macfadyen is taking the Anthony Hopkins role. THOSE are some big shoes into which to step. I'm open-minded.

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