Mansfield Park

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Ian S Enjoyable romp, but it takes so many liberties with the story, it's at times unrecognisable. I watched it immediately after reading the book, so the story was fresh in my mind. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/06/24 Full Review Audience Member This movie doesn't even deserve the title of Mansfield Park. It is so unrecognizable from the novel and I had to force myself to get through it. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 05/26/24 Full Review J. M Did not enjoy Fanny's breaking the 4th wall to talk to the camera. Frances O'Connor is lovely but didn't work for me in the title role (and seemed older than the character was supposed to be.) I'm not a prude but I didn't think the nudity was necessary. The moment where Edmund expressed his love was almost-but-not-quite there. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/24 Full Review matthew d It's a pretty and often funny romantic comedy from Jane Austen. I think Frances O'Connor is very charming as the intelligent and outspoken Fanny Price. However, they include a baffling subplot about slavery that drags on and distracts from the main romance and character arcs. I bet they were trying to feel more modern and inclusive, but it simply feels contrived like this family benefitting from profits off slavery, would care about anyone other than themselves. James Purefoy is fine as Tom as he squanders his family fortune all because of his guilt over slavery and hatred of his plantation owning father, I guess. Victoria Hamilton very selfish and easy to hate as the loathsome Maria. Hugh Bonneville is a great idiotic rich fool. Embeth Davidtz is deplorably selfish and disgusting as Mary Crawford. She's most charming when she's flirty with Frances O'Connor, but her character feels so opportunistic that you never trust her or her cad brother. Alessandro Nivola plays the handsome womanizer well, but you never quite believe he'd love someone poor and smart like Fanny over someone easy to manipulate like Maria. Sophia Myles is so pretty as Fanny's sister Susan Price, that I wish her adorable and sympathetic character were in the story more. Jonny Lee Miller is very subtle and romantic as the gentle Edmund. He suits Frances O'Conner well with a sweet romantic chemistry. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review abigail s If you are expecting anything close to being historically accurate or a faithful adaptation of the book, prepare to be more than disappointed. The movie specializes in 4th wall breaks and forced comedy. Within the first 15 minutes, it was clear there is no Fanny Price in this movie; instead there is a brash, extroverted, improper young woman making her opinions on every subject clearly known to everyone about her while attempting to hit Edmund with a coat. Instead of being meek and not realizing how ill-used she is, Fanny cries whenever asked to do anything. Lady Betram, in stead of constantly working on embroidery and worrying about Pug, instead is in a laudanum induced coma in every scene. Mary Crawford appeared good at first, but once she started smoking while playing pool that idea was crushed. One of the only things historically accurate is Mr. Rushworth's hair. One of the only things accurate to the book is Hugh Bonneville's portrayal. On top of all this, the first half of the book is covered in a mere thirty minutes and many things are completely out of order, for no apparent reason. An added note: The house itself looks like it's in disrepair, the walls bare, the plaster cracking. The movie also turns into an argument of why slavery is bad, which, though admirable, is not even close to the theme of the book and feels very forced. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review farah r Not as fancy as Austen adaptations that came after, Mansfield Park makes the best use of its means to bring the source material to life. I didn't feel that there was chemistry between Miller and O'Connor and their relationship turned from friendship to romantic unexpectedly. The script is lengthy and multiple plot points felt unnecessary but I suppose it's important to stay true to the novel and include as much of it into the film. Should Mansfield Park be remade into a movie today, I think it might turn out greatly better than this one. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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