Lost in Austen

IMDB: Lost in Austen

Source: Netflix

Date viewed: November 17, 2009

Pride and Prejudice with a nice twist. I believe I began to love it from the moment Amanda Price spoke with Mr. Bennett. The actors were so accomplished and there was much excellent dialogue obviously written by a great proficient. There were a few problems, but nothing so bad as the pigs getting into the garden. - A

SPOILER ALERT! Except for the very beginning and the very end, I loved this movie. The redemption of Wickham; the "duel" with Mr. Bennett; the out-grossing of A&E with the Mr. Collins character... it was all so good! Almost every character was well-played, and Jemima Rooper won me over quickly once she was in the Bennett household. I just wish that they had had the guts to continue with the story-shredding to the very end - to have her end up with Wickham instead, and to have Jane stuck in her situation. Oh well, you can't have everything, but it was still worth watching, especially for those familiar with both the text and the A&E adaptation. - T