I don't like overly negative reviews, but I stayed up late to write this because I was so let down. I read the reviews and selected this extremely carefully. I'm a fan of period movies, a good story line, drama and clean, cute romances.
What a disappointment!! The whole story was just about some immature, cheeky blond girl that is overly eager to marry any fellow that comes along. She and her aunt Austen, worry about being burdens to their families. Every time a guy comes along the movie doesn't spend any significant time on them, and suddenly disappears. Then some new guy comes along but then he's gone too. ??? They are all weird, eccentric or just plain jerks. The rest of the movie consists of Jane moping because she can't find the ideal husband.
The only reason I gave it a 2 out of 10 is because I liked the costumes and pretty horses and estates. Nicely filmed, but most period movies are.
If you enjoy cute romances like "Emma" or "Pride and Prejudice" or even the "Lost in Austen" series - you will really hate this movie. I don't know anything about Jane Austen's real life, but some even complained it wasn't wholly accurate. So I can't say this is for Jane Austen fans or anyone for that matter.
There was no eye candy, no romance, and not even an interesting story. I suffered through the entire movie because I was hoping to redeem the precious time I had already wasted, by at least having a good ending. The ending is really abrupt and completely unsatisfying. Like the film makers just threw their hands up and gave up! Even though I'm an advocate of "clean" movies, this is not worth watching even once...
What a disappointment!! The whole story was just about some immature, cheeky blond girl that is overly eager to marry any fellow that comes along. She and her aunt Austen, worry about being burdens to their families. Every time a guy comes along the movie doesn't spend any significant time on them, and suddenly disappears. Then some new guy comes along but then he's gone too. ??? They are all weird, eccentric or just plain jerks. The rest of the movie consists of Jane moping because she can't find the ideal husband.
The only reason I gave it a 2 out of 10 is because I liked the costumes and pretty horses and estates. Nicely filmed, but most period movies are.
If you enjoy cute romances like "Emma" or "Pride and Prejudice" or even the "Lost in Austen" series - you will really hate this movie. I don't know anything about Jane Austen's real life, but some even complained it wasn't wholly accurate. So I can't say this is for Jane Austen fans or anyone for that matter.
There was no eye candy, no romance, and not even an interesting story. I suffered through the entire movie because I was hoping to redeem the precious time I had already wasted, by at least having a good ending. The ending is really abrupt and completely unsatisfying. Like the film makers just threw their hands up and gave up! Even though I'm an advocate of "clean" movies, this is not worth watching even once...