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Becoming Jane (2008)Review created: 06/02/08
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Very well made film! Fantastic story, expertly told. Rich with emotion and heartbreaking sincerity. Worth seeing again and again!
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Anne becoming JaneReview created: 05/27/08
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This DVD is a fictional account of writer Jane Austin's life. Wonderfully written
and entertaining. Anne Hathaway plays a young Austin quite convincingly but when James McAvoy enters a scene he usually steals it. Highly recommended if you are a Austin fan as this story suggest how her early life might have influenced her pen.
and entertaining. Anne Hathaway plays a young Austin quite convincingly but when James McAvoy enters a scene he usually steals it. Highly recommended if you are a Austin fan as this story suggest how her early life might have influenced her pen.
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becoming jane is better in blu!Becoming Jane is a good romance movie set in the early 1800's. It's not completely historically accurate but this story about the great english author Jane Austin is alot of fun. This flick is very entertaining with fine performances from the whole cast. Anne Hathaway , and James McAvoy have great chemistry together as young romantic suitors and we don't know for sure if this situation inspired Jane to become the great author she later became. But this is still a good story and a good movie to watch with your loved one. On blu ray the movie shines even brighter too. The period costumes and sets come to life in 1080p and add to the whole movie experience greatly. All in all this is a good movie for viewers of all ages and I would say that any movie out there looks better on blu ray. So if you are going to watch this one watch it in that format.
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A most becoming biographyA charming look at a complex woman. Her influence, to this day, is profound. Her insight to the mores and morals of her time is compelling.
Jane Hathaway shows her range and depth as a performer. She also shows her love of Austen and her works.
Jane Hathaway shows her range and depth as a performer. She also shows her love of Austen and her works.
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RENT ME FIRST!Review created: 02/10/08
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This is the premise of "Becoming Jane" and it looks particularly attractive on paper because it's also a vehicle for Anne Hathaway, a rising actress ("The Devil Wears Prada") who seems just right to embody the spirit of this most filmable of 19th-century women novelists.
And the movie goes a certain distance on its ambition, star power and acerbic script -- it's an enjoyable period romance. Yet, ultimately, the unique magic of Austen so beautifully caught in 1996's "Emma" is missing.
The story takes a real incident -- a flirtation with a roughish Irish lawyer (James McAvoy) that occurred when Austen was 20. The script then goes on to imagine that this was the star-crossed love affair of her life and the experience that made her into the author she would become.
Along the way, it also tries to be a template for the distinct kind of witty, insightful, feminist-minded novels she would write -- particularly her masterpiece, "Pride and Prejudice," whose themes and characters it contains in embryonic form.
The movie is eminently watchable: The production values are blue-chip, the script is often funny and cute, Hathaway is reasonably charming and the supporting cast -- especially Julie Waters (as her mother) and Maggie Smith (as the village grand dame) -- is strong.
But the movie doesn't soar: The chemistry of the stars is rather weak and all optimism and spunk is lost in the final act (the opposite arc of a Jane Austen novel). At 120 minutes, the whole thing feels awfully drawn-out.
In the end, it's always hard to make a memorable movie about a famous author, because what an author is and does is so internal. "Shakespeare in Love" certainly pulled it off. This movie doesn't.
OVERALL
6/10
THIS IS A RENTAL AT BEST!
And the movie goes a certain distance on its ambition, star power and acerbic script -- it's an enjoyable period romance. Yet, ultimately, the unique magic of Austen so beautifully caught in 1996's "Emma" is missing.
The story takes a real incident -- a flirtation with a roughish Irish lawyer (James McAvoy) that occurred when Austen was 20. The script then goes on to imagine that this was the star-crossed love affair of her life and the experience that made her into the author she would become.
Along the way, it also tries to be a template for the distinct kind of witty, insightful, feminist-minded novels she would write -- particularly her masterpiece, "Pride and Prejudice," whose themes and characters it contains in embryonic form.
The movie is eminently watchable: The production values are blue-chip, the script is often funny and cute, Hathaway is reasonably charming and the supporting cast -- especially Julie Waters (as her mother) and Maggie Smith (as the village grand dame) -- is strong.
But the movie doesn't soar: The chemistry of the stars is rather weak and all optimism and spunk is lost in the final act (the opposite arc of a Jane Austen novel). At 120 minutes, the whole thing feels awfully drawn-out.
In the end, it's always hard to make a memorable movie about a famous author, because what an author is and does is so internal. "Shakespeare in Love" certainly pulled it off. This movie doesn't.
OVERALL
6/10
THIS IS A RENTAL AT BEST!
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