Persuasion

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Mary H This is my favourite version of the film and we seem to be up against the 1995 version, which I did enjoy. I found the casting here so astute ..Anthony Head in closeup as the hopelessly class conscious Sir Walter ..drives it home right away. Amanda Hale is so clever as Mary. She’s not merely determined to whine about everything in her life but she’s very insecure and there are triggers. Hale gets this. Tobias Menzies portrays a predatory quality which you can’t quite define but he does it brilliantly. Sally Hawkins, I could imagine, more than any other ‘Anne’, having suffered a real loss and the very handsome Rupert Penry Jones who played this part with sympathy is of course, the guy who got away. It’s a very economical treatment and the cinematography supports it. I really liked the score and the sweeping landscapes. A very enjoyable film. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/11/25 Full Review shaun F I've read the book several times and despite the different storytelling choices in this film it was still enjoyable. Remember it's a UK TV 'adaptation' and not a chapter and verse retelling. Some performances were frankly awful like Charles and Mary but the rest were acceptable. The end running scene I think was supposed to represent Anne's desperation to a) avoid being stuck with William Elliott and b) not loose Captain Wentworth again. As for the very end it's pretty obvious that Captain Wentworth has not purchased Kellynch (as it's entailed) but just taken over the lease from his Brother in law which he might have done had he been a romantic 🤣 Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/13/25 Full Review Julia D I love this adaptation except for 2 glaringly and jarring points. 1. Breaking the third wall constantly is tremendously annoying. 2. The ridiculousness of Anne running around Bathe at the end followed by the most tedious and cringe kiss scene ever was awful! Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/30/24 Full Review Islay R a atriz da protagonista passa até demais através das expressões sem precisar de falas, quanto ao ator não dá pra dizer a mesma coisa. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/13/24 Full Review steve d Perhaps the most faithful, and one of the best adaptations of the great story. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Sally and Rupert did great jobs in this one. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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