Lost in Austen
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Movie Reviews of Lost in Austen
Movie Review: Lost in This movie
Summary: 5 Stars
I consider myself a lover of all things Jane Austen, and Lost in Austen was no exception. When unlikely heroine Amanda Price switches places with her favorite heroine, Elizabeth Bennett, she falls into the middle of the novel, Pride and Prejudice. She starts at the beginning and does her best to keep the novel-come-to-life true to its form. But despite her best efforts, or maybe because of them, things go terribly, and usually hilariously wrong. I was laughing almost hysterically when her actions accidentally cause Jane to marry Mr.Collins, instead of Bingley. I loved the fact that it was essentially Pride and Prejudice, yet I had no idea what would happen next or how it was going to end. It was like reading the book for the first time. I thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend this movie to fans of Jane Austen as well as non-fans. But fans would appreciate the humor better, as having a knowledge of the novel is, in my opinion essential to truly enjoying and appreciating this gem of a movie.
Movie Review: Stunning & funny take on a classic fairy tale experience
Summary: 5 Stars
Face it ladies, who amoung you who knows the character of Darcy doesn't hold out some glimmer of hope to take the place of Miss Bennet? Well, in this film a young woman does that but certainly not in the way she probably ever dreamed. This movie is funny & filled with great jokes that can easily slip by so that on repeat viewings you can catch something new. There are moments that are poignant & heartbreaking but then others so funny it's hard to find room for them both. The story is contrived, but then that's the nature of the fairy tale, which this film is. There is an almost fantasy/SciFi element here but not really important. Accept the story & the things that make it work & you'll have a film that will make you laugh, cry & just be bloody glad you watched it. To paraphrase Cary Grant: " Everybody wants to be Fitzwilliam Darcy....hell even I want to be Fitzwilliam Darcy. "
Don't miss this one & enjoy!
Movie Review: Ingenious fun for Pride & Prejudice buffs
Summary: 5 Stars
I thoroughly enjoyed this series, but its charms are probably best appreciated by Austen fans with a working knowledge of the Pride and Prejudice story. A lot of the fun of the series is seeing how the P & P plot is derailed when Elizabeth Bennett exits and modern-day Austen fan Amanda Price enters the 19th century world of Austen's novel. Although I am an ardent admirer of Colin Firth's Darcy, I think that Elliot Cowan acquits himself well in the role, and Jemima Rooper brings the right combination of insouciance and insecurity to her modern, fish-out-of-water heroine. At times, the execution is uneven. Amanda is often unnecessarily clumsy in her attempts to influence the other characters, and some of the resolutions seem contrived. Overall, though, I thought the series was ingenious and I was kept in suspense to the very end wondering how Amanda and Elizabeth would "fix" the perverted plot.
Movie Review: Hilarious tongue in cheek Austen adaptation
Summary: 5 Stars
This retelling of Pride and Prejudice takes us where no other Austen adaptation has gone before. Modern London singleton Amanda Price has been dreaming of Mr. Darcy her whole life and when Elizabeth Bennet shows up in Amanda's bathroom wanting to switch places, Amanda is ready to accept. However, once inside the story, things don't go exactly as Jane Austen planned! The results of Amanda's interference are both funny and heartbreaking. . I don't think this show is meant to be taken seriously as a period piece. It seems to be more tongue in cheek with many inside jokes for lovers of all things Jane Austen. If you try to take this as a direct adaptation or a strict period piece you will be disapointed. I'm a Janeite and a huge fan of the novel and the Colin Firth version and I really enjoyed this production. I think even Jane Austen, if she lived today, would be laughing alongMovie Review: A New Twist on Jane
Summary: 5 Stars
Lost in Austen is a delightful twist on Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Amanda is from current times and is a fan of Jane Austen. She reads Pride and Prejudice over and over with some teasing from friends. Through a quirk of fate she is switched to the past and changes places with Elizabeth Bennett. What fun to watch Amanda as she tries clumsily to adapt to Regency England culture! Amanda tries to manipulate events for the Bennett family but things don't go as she expects. The plot twists and turns satisfyingly. I Loved the references to Colin Firth's Pride & Prejudice,too. As a fan of Austen's, I wasn't keen on watching this but was delightfully surprised. There is food for thought here...a lot of "what ifs". You do have to suspend your tight hold on Austen's work and let yourself go in this piece. If you can, you are in for a treat.