Persuasion

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Heather M @HeatherM Dec 15 I loved it. Accomplished acting and true to the spirit of Jane Austen. See more Jake R @Ebrad Dec 14 I loved it. Is it 100% true to classic Austen? No but I feel like the humor and some situations were updated a bit but true to the overall storyline. Fact is, some of the customs from Austen’s time don’t really translate all that well to now. And while I love a faithful adaptation like P&P 1995 mini series, I also loved this take on persuasion. I laughed out loud at a lot of the dialog. The actors were all perfectly cast and Johnson was charming and engaging. I liked her breaking the fourth wall occasionally. It made it more real for some reason. I’d highly recommend it. See more Ruth T Dec 6 Loved it! Captures Austen’s wit and cynicism of the age and class which was the subject of this story making it accessible to today’s audience. Brilliant! See more Kason G Sep 27 At first I thought parody, then caricature, but the final stroke of this film’s message lands on blatant disavowal of what makes Austen’s stories so effective. Nobody, not even the central roles, come across as anything more than roles being played. The wooden writing, the cheeky efforts toward subversive modernity, and the lazy inconclusions of this retelling combine to make for a disappointing watch. See more Ian D Sep 26 Not the worst adaptation/loose adaptation of Persuasion, despite the licence it takes with the original text. The plot is surprisingly intact given negative comments elsewhere, all the usual set pieces and characters come and go and given what this is, skillfully done with humour and passion. The script additions help to turn up the emotional dial and embellish the characters and drama even if Austen would have seen the interactions as inappropriate. Johnson portrays Anne actually as a female lead worth falling for unlike some of the other adaptations, and the cast are well suited and provide well understood comedy. Not for the purists but for Austen 'feels' and a decent film I enjoyed it. See more Eames A. @EamesAgu Sep 17 It’s a Jane Austen movie by people who hate Jane Austen. The entire movie is characters being as annoying as possible, winking at the camera, and constantly breaking of forth wall, and actors whose ages and background make no sense. It’s not modern, but postmodern, in a sense that it wants to completely rip up the source material and stitch it back in a way that is supposed to be cool. The recent Emma adaptation from 2020 is modern and much better. It’s snappy, witty and colorful without being annoying. See more Read all reviews

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