The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)
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Reviews Counted:110
Fresh:72
Rotten:38
Average Rating:6.1/10
Consensus: Though at times formulaic and sentimental, Jane Austen Book Club succeeds on the strength of its likable ensemble cast. Even those not familiar with Jane Austen's work may find much to enjoy this lighthearted romance.
Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins
Genre: Romance, Theatrical Release, Women, Based On A Novel
US Box Office: $3,334,613
Synopsis: Life imitates art in this adaptation of Karen Joy Fowler's bestselling novel about a book group reading the work of Jane Austen. Each of the people in the group is at a different stage of life:... [More]
Starring: Kathy Baker, Maria Bello, Marc Blucas, Emily Blunt
Director: Robin Swicord
Reviews for The Jane Austen Book Club
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Breaking up, jealousies, match making and a bid for second chances are the themes of this vibrant and uplifting film that explores life, love and desire. Full Review |
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...not a genre film but...deserves mention for portraying a character who is a fan of science-fiction but is not characterized as a hopeless geek... Full Review |
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7/10 |
A surprisingly successful, un-Hallmark-ified take on the traditional chick flick. Full Review |
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Austen wrote six novels and The Jane Austen Book Club is about six people who meet to discuss them over the course of six months. 666. Coincidence? I think not. Full Review |
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6/10 |
The Jane Austen Book Club is both a testament to Austen's continued relevance and a fine example of classroom particulars converted into entertaining banter without losing any oomph. Full Review |
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66/100 |
If you're prepared to sit through a lot of mediocrity in search of a few worthwhile moments and a couple of actors who rise above the material, then you might be satisfied. Full Review |
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Charming, funny and romantic. Full Review |
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2/5 |
These ladies have too much time on their hands if the only thing they worry about is finishing their reading assignment in time for their next bout of well-heeled lusting. Full Review |
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2/5 |
The contrivance is horrible, the schmaltz unpardonable. Full Review |
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3/5 |
THIS beautifully acted story is, underneath it all, a fairly formulaic chick flick. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Positively marinated in oestrogen, this is aimed at middle-aged females – the more unhappily married the better – with the cardiganed cast spending much of the running time drinking tea on verandas and moaning about men over their knitting. Full Review |
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The Jane Austen Book Club, based on Karen Joy Fowler's bestseller, offers a distinctive vision of hell - a plane of being where there are only six novels that matter, and they're consulted like all-purpose agony aunts. Full Review |
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2/5 |
This is a rom-com that tries to be sassy and true but ends up ridiculously unlike any kind of reality at all. Full Review |
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A twittering soap opera about five Californian women using Jane as an agony aunt for their love problems. Full Review |
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2/5 |
Comfortable if unchallenging, watching this gentle, female-oriented film is a bit like curling up in bed with a book whose ending you already know. No alarms and no surprises. Full Review |
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3/5 |
The women are so seemingly at ease in their roles that the movie drifts towards its happy-ever-after finale without a missed beat. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Average romantic drama that stays watchable thanks to its excellent cast, though it's neither as emotionally engaging nor as clever as it thinks it is. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Quite a nice little relationship comedy-drama, but essentially for an audience of what the French charmingly call ‘women of a certain age’. Totally not the Superbad set, then. Full Review |
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