Persuasion

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Persuasion

PG

2022

1h 49m

Romance

Drama

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Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is a nonconforming woman with modern sensibilities. When Frederick Wentworth--the dashing one she let get away--crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances. Adapted from the Jane Austen novel.

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Critics Consensus

Despite Dakota Johnson's best efforts, the chaotically anachronistic Persuasion fails to convince as a worthwhile Austen adaptation.

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Audience Says

Whether you're annoyed or entertained by its modern touches, Persuasion definitely isn't your grandmother's Austen adaptation.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)

02/06/2024

If you take it completely on its own terms and don't see it as an Austen adaptation, there's stuff in it that is fun.

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Tom Shone

The Times (UK)

08/24/2022

1/5

There’s nothing wrong with updating Austen, but this isn’t so much updating the book as performing a gut renovation.

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Rachel Cunliffe

New Statesman

07/29/2022

A joyful, tongue in cheek and thoroughly self-aware parody.

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Sammie Purcell

Rough Draft Atlanta

Jul 28

There could have never been another Jane Austen adaptation so out of touch with its source material, so facile in its storytelling, so unimaginative in its romance.

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Francesca Steele

iNews.co.uk

12/11/2024

1/5

The Regency romcom comes with impressive credentials, but it's a complete mess.

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Daniel Allen

Loud and Clear Reviews

07/25/2024

3/5

Austen has been refashioned before. But Persuasion wants both worlds – the updated story and the historical setting. However, not only does this modern edge not gel with the original novel, but it leads to a questionable tone.

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Linda K

@Lindak455 2d

Absolutely awful! Dakota Johnson is a terrible actress! This version is a disgraceful knockoff of a classic Jane Austen novel.

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Sophie H

@sophikles 3d

Just watched for the second time and enjoyed it immensely more than the first, taking it on its own terms rather than as a direct adaptation. The language the books were written in was contemporary for its time, as is this, and it was very charming.

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Casey

@Opera Jan 11

This adaptation broke the 4th wall way too much. The interracial casting made you wonder what country or universe you were in. Acting was stiff and awkward.

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Heather M

@HeatherM Dec 15

I loved it. Accomplished acting and true to the spirit of Jane Austen.

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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.

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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!

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Synopsis

Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is a nonconforming woman with modern sensibilities. When Frederick Wentworth--the dashing one she let get away--crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances. Adapted from the Jane Austen novel.

Director: Carrie Cracknell
Producer: Andrew Lazar, Christina Weiss Lurie
Screenwriter: Alice Victoria Winslow, Ronald Bass
Production Co: Mad Chance, MRC Film
Rating: PG (Some Suggestive References)
Genre: Romance, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 15, 2022
Runtime: 1h 49m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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