First off, I want to clarify that I love Jane Austen, I love Sense and Sensibility and the Emma Thompson/Kate Winslet adaptation is one of my favorite films without question - I adore that movie! Ok, we're my Austen-loving sensibilities offended by this Hallmark rendition? Not in the least! True, it resembles Jane Austen's plot very little, the Ella (Elena) and Marianne characters were completely switched and pretty much only some character names were recognizeable. So, what? Whoopty do, people!! The storyline was still sweet. It was a lot of fun to me to see Erin Krakow play a more light-hearted and even slightly irresponsible character than her usual roles. Ved her! She was very much like our beloved Marianne without being overly immature. I loved the Edward character, also. And I enjoyed the relationship between the two sisters. At first, I found the older sister pretty uptight and kind of annoying, but when she got all tongue-tied talking to her crush, I couldn't help but start to like her. Hallmark makes a lot of Christmas movies - some good, some memorable, some just mediocre and some unwatchable. Some I love, some I like and some I loathe. This one was fun and Krakow made it so. Did I love it? No, but liked it a lot. It made me smile a lot. Will I watch it every year like I do some of my faves? Perhaps. Perhaps not. But, I don't regret watching it one bit!
Review of Sense, Sensibility & Snowmen
