Emma
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Movie Reviews of Emma
Movie Review: The Best Emma Ever!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This version is true to the book and the acting is superb. The novel's complexities are brought out by the actors in subtle ways. Kate Beckinsale was the perfect choice for Emma because she played her duel layers so wonderfully. Beckinsale played Emma's intelligence against her lack of knowledge of the world, without being dumb. She showed that Emma thought she was superior and had to learn that someone's rank in society does not make them a better person. Mark Strong is great as Mr. Knightley. He plays it serious and heartfelt. Strong brought out Knightley's strong beliefs and feelings with grace. Everyone else was also cast perfectly. The story was very loyal to the novel. Emma is funny, but really a serious novel about women's place in society. This version showed all these conplexities with ease and grace. It was beautifully shot and directed. This is truly an adaptation to be proud of and lots of fun to watch over and over. Emma is my second favorite Austen novel on behind Persuasion. I am glad Austen's less popular works had such great adaptations. Emma got the right treatment here concidering it was Austen's longest novel... I am happy to say that enough people liked it to make this great adaptation of her work.Movie Review: 5 Stars
I enjoyed this adaptation of EMMA and highly recommend it.Emma Woodhouse is a young woman who fancies herself a matchmaker. She feels like she's able to pair off the people around her and tries to do so without the individuals asking her for help. Emma, played by Kate Beckinsale is headstrong, all knowing, a gossip and mettlesome. She can also be caring, sweet and kind. The truth is Emma doesn't even recognize the men who are infatuated with her, much less be able to discern the attractions between others. She makes some terrible blunders and its interesting to see how everything is straightened out in the end. Mark Strong portrays Emma's friend Mr. Knightly and Olivia Willis plays Jane Fairfax. I found the sequences where the characters sing and dance to be very charming and great entertainment.
I have also reviewed the other adaptation of this film with Gwyneth Paltrow and Jeremy Northam in the starring rolls. That was also very enjoyable! Truth be told, the two films are so different that they are too difficult to even compare to one another. I really believe they are equally well done. Jane Austen may prefer this version as I think it's closer to her original story.
Movie Review: the best adaptation
Summary: 5 Stars
The crew, namely Andrew Davies as scriptwriter and Sue Birtwistle as producer, that adapted Pride & Prejudice (1995) on film did a fantastic job again.
Andrew Davies came up with yet another delightful, fresh and lively script.
The scenery was picturesque reflecting the social position and financial means of the characters, just like the costumes did, disclosing also lot of info about characters. Just think of the overdone robes and droll headdresses Lucy Robinson, as Mrs Elton, was wearing: showing her lack of taste and her desire in aspiring for higher status than she actually represents! And the elegant yet moderate clothes of Jane Fairfax showing no lack of taste, but of means. Simply brilliant!
All actors were superbly cast. Kate Beckinsale, as Emma and Mark Strong as Mr Knightley, Prunella Scales as Mrs Bates, Bernard Hepton, Samantha Morton, Raymond Coulthard ... and I could go on and on were all excellent, you could truly associate them with the role they played.
The adaptation as a whole had more depth than the Paltrow version and was more true to Jane Austen's spirit.
If you are a true Austen fan, you mustn't miss this film!
Movie Review: Keeps getting better with each viewing!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have watched three adaptations of Emma: the 1972 BBC adaptation, the 1996 Hollywood version, and the 1997 A&E production. Of the three, the 1997 adaptation starring Kate Beckinsale in the title role is my favorite of all time. Kate Beckinsale's Emma is vivacious, witty, and charmingly infuriating all at the same time. As the main character she breathes life into Jane Austen's most lovable heroine. The 1972 BBC version had Goran Godwin play Emma Woodhouse, and though it was the most faithful adaptation of Ms Austen's work, the title character appeared too old to play Emma, lacked the vibrancy that was Emma Woodhouse, and appeared cold at times. The 1996 version with Gwyneth Paltrow, although not fully faithful to the novel [due to time constraints] had a fairly lovable Emma [though Gwyneth's attempts at an English accent left much to be desired]...the Hollywood version was entertaining though as it had a stellar cast in Jeremy Northam as the dashing Mr Knightley, Alan Cumming as the loathsome vicar, and even Ewan McGregor...BUT, my favorite version is still this 1997 A&E adaptation as Kate Beckinsale[a true English rose] truly plays Emma Woodhouse to perfection!Movie Review: A good rendition
Summary: 5 Stars
I have just recently finished reading Emma by Jane Austen and I was looking forward to watching this rendition of the book. I have seen the Gwyneth Paltrow version before and I was not impressed with it but now that I have read the book I will probably watch it again and see if I still feel the same way about it. This version of Emma stars Kate Beckinsale our Emma and I felt like she was the perfect. I had pictured Emma to be similar to how Kate Beckinsale portrayed her and I was very impressed with how Kate Beckinsale managed to convey how clever Emma was without making her seem too silly. I admit that I had some doubts about Mark Strong as Mr. Knightley, considering he always plays the bad guy, but I found that I was pleasantly surprised by how well he pulled this part off. I found by the end of the movie that I could not have imagined the role being played by anyone else. Raymond Coulthard is also excellent as our handsome Mr. Frank Churchill. I also enjoyed the screenplay, I thought that it stayed true to the book even though there was some inconsistencies I still felt like they did not take away from the plot.