Persuasion
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Movie Reviews of Persuasion
Movie Review: Too much unsteady cam
Summary: 2 Stars
The main complaint I have with this film is its photography. I don't know how they did it but it was like they attached a frame to the actors with a camera on it and shot several scenes like that. The result was like the actors were disconnected from the scene and the shots were jerky. I got a headache just watching them.
The idea of girl of the lower nobility running all over bath with out being horribly out breath is ludicrous.
Aside from that Anthony Head was excellent as a member of the aristocracy. The rest of the cast were good. The plot was OK even if it wasn't conventional though I didn't care for the Anne's looking into the camera in several shots.
Movie Review: Lost Art
Summary: 1 Stars
This version of Jane Austen's classic, is so far from a well produced drama that it doesn't merit being called drama. Not because of the acting but because the script, directing and sequencing in an attempt to modernize and shorten results in a movie that is difficult to follow, whose characters seem shallow and within a short time, you think to yourself, why am I watching this bollix of a film in the first place. Watch the Amanda Root version, much better, true to the story and a classic that warrants your time!Movie Review: Better than the PBS version
Summary: 5 Stars
When I saw the movie on PBS Masterpiece Theater, I really enjoyed this version. However, I did not know that PBS cut out a few scenes which are on the DVD and are REALLY good! I am SO glad I bought this DVD! Movie Review: The Definitive Persuasion!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a dedicated Janeite ... Jane is my favorite author; although I am not much of a "chick lit chick" Jane is comfort food. As I see her she is the original DIY Riot Grrrl who would give Kathleen Hanna a real run for her Rebel Girl money. I've read the books more times than I can think of; cut a wide swath through the literary criticism; read the few remaining letters Cassandra didn't see fit to burn, and have seen every movie adaption out there. And I agree with, I think it was EM Forester who said, "Jane will get you out of a tight spot!"
I am not excessively critical of Austen movie adaptations as I seem to enjoy them all; I just like some better than others. Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth still "own" Pride and Prejudice in my humble opinion ... I think it will be awhile before those two are truly unseated from their respective roles of Lizzy Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy. And although there is a lot of blather about Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds being too old to play Anne Elliot and Fredrick Wentworth I heartily disagree -- they contributed wonderful performances in their Persuasion version roles, supported by the absolutely fabulous character actors Sophie Thompson who played a hilarious sister Mary and Corin Redgrave who played an equally hilarious Sir Walter Elliot.
It was with some reticence that I purchased the Sense and Sensibiity Collector Set ... but what the heck, I get three films focusing on Jane Austen, including the latest adaptation of Persuasion which is my favoriate Austen novel and an update of Sense and Sensibility thrown in for good measure.
I am truly delighted by Sally Hawkins as Anne Elliot and Rupert Penry-Jones who was every bit her equal as the upwardly mobile Fredrick Wentworth. It was also really cool to see Anthony Head post "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" as the vapid, vain and mean! Sir Walter ... which is such a departure from his Giles-Buffy days. The only real complaint, albeit a picayune minor one at that, is Julia Davis, who plays Elizabeth Elliot, is wearing a really bad wig. This is a stunning adaptation and Simon Burke is to be heartily commended as is Rebecca Eaton who once again proves why she is "The Master" in Masterpiece Theatre! One final note: This is the BEST on-screen kiss I have EVER seen ... topping even Billy Crudup and Claire Danes in Stage Beauty! (and they were for real).
Movie Review: Pretty good storyline
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this dvd after watching the movie on Masterpiece Theater's Jane Austen series. After watching Sense & Sensibility (Special Edition) & Pride & Prejudice, I was interested in any movies based on Jane Austen's novels. Persuasion was the first in the series they showed. Even though it was a made for tv movie, I enjoyed it very much. I thought Rupert Penry Jones was very handsome, & Sally Hawkins was a pretty good actress as well. I liked that even after 8 years had passed since Anne Elliott was "persuaded" to turn down her beau Cpt Wentworth's proposal, when they met again, they still harbored feelings for each other, even if Wentworth still felt bitter after her rejection. I'm a real sucker for romantic movies. This was my second favorite Jane Austen movie, my first was Pride & Prejudice, the version with Kiera Knightley & Matthew MacFadyen. The only part of the movie I would've liked different was towards the end, when Anne was running all over town searching for Wentworth, after she had read his note telling her he still loved her. That seems kind of unladylike behavior, but in the end everything worked out. I especially loved the ending when they married & Wentworth brought her back to her family's old home, after she had to sell it in the beginning for financial reasons. That was very sweet! I would definitely recommend this movie for all romantics out there. After buying this movie from Amazon.com, I've viewed it 3 times already.