Netflix brings yet another adaptation of D.H. Lawrence's scandal-making classic novel, here shot with a very contemporary look (camera off the tripod, intrusive close-ups, curious lighting) yet feels very familiar and largely sticks to the basic story which offers little that is new, other than a slightly livelier take on war-wounded Clifford and a truncated ending. Emma Corrin is a vapid Lady Chatterley, the reliable Jack O'Connell is a decent enough Mellors if a little flat in this version, and the overall attempt at making the story and action grounded and naturalistic just makes the tale seem somewhat ordinary.
