Monday, March 17, 2014

Austenland 2013


Austenland

     Based on a 2007 book by Shannon Hale.  Jane Hayes is a romantic 30-something with a secret.  She's obsessed with the 1995 BBC version of Pride and Prejudice and also Mr. Darcy played by Colin Firth.  It is ruining her current love life because no man is equal to Mr. Darcy.  She decides to spend a lot of money on a trip to an English resort based on the Jane Austen books.  Her friend advises against spending this amount of money on the trip but Jane cannot stop herself from going.
     This had the potential to be good but the plot is thin and it’s difficult to keep interested.  The trip is a REAL waste of money for Jane and a let down for viewers but there is a good unforeseen result at the end.  2* (This movie was just so-so)

97 min, Comedy directed by Jerusha Hess with Keri Russell, JJ Field, Jennifer Coolidge, Bret McKenzie, James Callis, Georgia King, Rupert Vansittart, Ricky Whittle.

Note:  Imdb 6.3 out of 10, 30% critic 59% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 2 ½*.
Special Note:  Stephanie Meyer, author of the Twilight books, produced this film.

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