Persuasion
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Alice Krige, Anthony Head, Julia Davis, Rupert Penry-Jones, Sally Hawkins Director: Adrian Shergold Brand: Warner Brothers DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled) Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen Picture Format: 1.66:1 Running Time: 93 minutes DVD Release Date: 2008-01-15 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: BBC Warner |
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Movie Reviews of Persuasion
Movie Review: Pleasant enough
Summary: 3 Stars
I'll give this production three stars because while it's a fairly entertaining adaptation of what I believe to be Austen's finest novel, I found the jerky camera work to be distracting, the male lead insipid, and the overall narrative inconsistent with Austen's incomparable novel.
Sally Hawkins is endearing as Anne, and Rupert Penry-Jones is a charming enough Wentworth, although I had a difficult time truly apprehending that his Wentworth truly spent eight years pining for love lost. The reviewer who likened Anne running around Bath for the penultimate 5 minutes of the film to a headless turkey hit it dead on--no true gentleman's daughter would behave in such a fashion! In addition, this production didn't have what I call a "deep bench". The supporting actors seem to be there just for scenery, not really adding to the depth of the narrative. That said, it's a nice enough distraction if you're looking for a good film to pass an hour and a half.
For a truly faithful and well-acted adaptation of Persuasion, I wholeheartedly recommend the vastly superior 1995 version starring Ciaran Hinds and Amanda Root.