It's all very spirited without getting anywhere near the spirit of Austen herself -- at least as we know her from her work.
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04/07/07
Becoming Jane (2007)
57 %
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Reviews Counted: 131
Fresh: 75
Rotten:56
Average Rating: 6/10
Consensus: Although Becoming Jane is a well-crafted period piece, it lacks fresh insight into the life and works of Jane Austen. The film focuses too much on wardrobe and not enough on Austen's achievements.
Rated: PG [See Full Rating]
Runtime: 2 hrs
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Historical, Romantic Comedy, Writers, Romances, Authors
Theatrical Release: Aug 3, 2007 Limited
Box Office: $18,602,895
Synopsis: BECOMING JANE is based on an incident in the life of the beloved writer Jane Austen, and follows the real-life romance that inspired her classic novels. Like many of her heroines, Jane (Anne Hathaway, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA) is bright,... [More]
Starring: Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy, Julie Walters, James Cromwell
Director: Julian Jarrold
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Reviews for Becoming Jane
Top Critic While there is little that is fresh in this costume drama, it is well done and Anne Hathaway makes a delightful Jane, who is unafraid to defy convention.
03/23/07
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10/18/08
Director Julian Jarrold (Kinky Boots) struck a unique and lovely tone, managing to maintain a conventional Merchant-Ivory type look but successfully infusing it with some rather modern humor--Hathaway and McAvoy verbally sparring like an 18th century Trac
08/22/08
without a pretext and knowledge of the classic author, much of the richness of this movie got lost
08/18/08
Even though it looked great and was moderately engaging, something was also always missing.
02/19/08
...there's a feeling with Becoming Jane that we have seen it all before.... Many times.
02/11/08
A dull exercise in deconstructing Jane Austen's life to provide a life experience basis for her novels.
01/12/08
An den to 'heis barethei [to story] tis alles ena ekatommyrio enniakosies peninta ennia hiliades triakosies eikosi dyo fores poy to 'heis ksanadei (i, an den to 'heis ksanadei), magkia soy kai kali diaskedasi, prodomenos de tha bgeis.
10/14/07
You'll enjoy it if you're the artistic, romantic type who can be seated for 120 minutes without CGI or anything getting blown up.
09/20/07
Jane Austen did not live the life of Elizabeth Bennett, but even if she had, there was no reason to be this bland in presenting it.
09/12/07
An enjoyable appetizer, albeit for a meal that one could argue already has far too many courses.
09/08/07
The squeaky clean love story of Jane Austen fails to make hay of either women's liberation or the miracle of creative writing, sticking to lush estates and courtly costume finery instead
09/07/07
Fails to capture either the sprightly spirit and poignant pathos of its subject's famous works.
09/05/07
Becoming Jane takes a stab at being a historical romance in the vein of Shakespeare in Love, but something key is missing.
09/02/07
A smart film about manners, money and marriage, "Becoming Jane" offers a fictional glimpse at the all-too-brief life of author Jane Austen.
08/29/07
The sole pleasure I got was in gazing at the fancy costumes and taking in the lush grounds of the snobby Lady Gresham's estate.
08/24/07
Becoming Jane may fudge the facts, but it finds the more compelling emotional truth.
08/22/07
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