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Rating:  - Good, but not Great
There are a few things that I love about this adaptation. However, there are a few things that really bring down the enjoyability of the program. First of all, the first few minutes are tacky and are not appropriate to the tone of Jane Austen's novels. At first, I thought I was watching the wrong DVD. The Willoughby (sp?) character is woefully miscast and does not come across at all as a seducer of women. My overall impression of this program is that it is relatively fun to watch (it is a great story, afterall), but Emma Thompson's version is superior in nearly every way.
Rating:  - "Miss Austen Regrets" a valuable portrait of Jane Austen.
Jane Austen was a complicated person who was very poorly represented in the calm placid portrait of her that is usually reproduced. "Becoming Jane" gave us a young athlete who planned a runaway elopement. This film balances that Jane at age 20 with a mature woman who has had disappointments and troubles. The script is much more fact-based and uses many of JA's words. Olivia Williams is a better image of Jane Austen than the prettied-up portrait her Victorian relatives created. However, the tone here is too grim. Even in the last months of her life, she was writing letters full of jokes to her nephew and nieces, began a very funny novel, "Sanditon" and wrote a long comic poem about Winchester.
Rating:  - Sense & Sensibiltiy
If you are a Jane Austen fan this is well worth it and well worth the purchase. The acting is great The only thing that could of been left out is the TV "Trailers"; when watching the DVD those could of been excluded
Rating: - Lovely
The story was great. Mind you, not a good as the one with Emma Thompson, but so very close. A must see for anyone.
Rating: - A Wonderful Addition to my Jane Austen Library
Whenever I'm feeling blue, all I need is a cup of tea and a good brittish period drama to help me escape. And I'm especially happy if it is a Jane Austen period drama. Although I have always loved the Emma Thompson version of Sense and Sensibility, I found this version to be just as worthy. Because of it's length, it's able to go into more depth and show different aspects of the story. It is well acted, beautiful and a wonderful escape for an afternoon.
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