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Rating:  - Excellent screen-play
I have purchase this version of Jane Austin's Persuasion for myself and two daughters. We have seen other takes but prefer this screen-play. A must see for Jane Austin fans!
Rating: - Passionate
This version of Persuasion is the best. The chosen actors were excellent in their roles. It was full of passion and drama.
Rating:  - Could be better...
I have to admit that I was disappointed with this movie. After reading all the excellent reviews I really expected to be swept away by it. I wasn't. The scenery was beautiful. The costumes were beautiful. This adaptation had enormous potential, however the movie was VERY SLOW and without any excitement or passion. Basically, it was FLAT. It lacked any qualities to get the viewer "caught up" in the romance. It was a rather "quiet" movie that I struggled to watch hoping it would get better.
Rating: - Great Cast
Like this version of "Persuasion". Amanda Root and Ciaran Hines fit the roles well.
Amanda's "Anne" suffers quietly, but is not a martyr. She expresses well her frustration with her self-centered sister Mary, without saying a word.
Only drawback was that it was difficult to understand who was who and their relation to each other at the beginning. Had to watch it twice to catch on to all of the plot. Read the book later, and they did stay true to it.
It's one we enjoy watching again.
Rating:  - Persuasion
A very good movie presentation of a Jane Austen book. Typical British casting with good character depictions. Lovely scenery. Very good representations of clothing styles and social class distinctions of the era - upper class snobbery and conniving, a put-upon underdog or rather "undergirl" has the viewer urging her to stand up for herself. Almost a "Cinderella" story line, and does have a great ending. Lovely way to spend an enjoyable indoor wintery afternoon.
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