Despite having made a successful move away from the costume-clad literary adaptations he’s known for with throbbing chase thriller Hanna, filmmaker Joe Wright veers right back again with Anna Karenina. Imbuing Tolstoy’s classic doorstopper with a theatrical framing device (the melodrama is occasionally revealed as a play-within-a film – sort of), you could argue that it’s more than just another period piece. But while said framing device and Wright’s style differentiates this slightly from the usual mix of corsets, longing looks and stilted period dialogue, we’re still left with a mix of corsets, longing looks and stilted period dialogue. Keira Knightley and Kick-Ass‘ Aaron Taylor-Johnson are fine as the lovelorn lovers, while Jude Law (as Anna’s jilted husband), Matthew Macfadyen (as her sister) and Domhnall Gleeson (as the only one in ‘reality’) all impress.