Becoming Jane
Miramax Films | Release Date: August 3, 2007
6.9
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Generally favorable reviews based on 52 Ratings
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6
LarryS.Aug 20, 2007
INTERESTING BUT NOT FRESH ...This Jane Austen bio is like her novels which have been overdone in recent years. We know it all by now and there are no surprises. It is nice to get a civilized film now and then.
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JohnCAug 4, 2007
At first I thought I was in a remake of Pride & Prejudice, but it isn't. Very nicely done. Anne Hathaway is perfect. This definitely is a "green" film - not a "yellow".
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NatalieR.N.Aug 5, 2007
Thought it was a lovely rendition of a period. Brought out feminine and class issues without hitting you over the head.
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G-RadA.Sep 3, 2007
A spectacular cast and dazzling picture.
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MarF.Jan 1, 2009
love it. It's so sad to think that Jane Austen wrote in her novels the happy ending she could't have in real life.
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ChrisB.Aug 14, 2007
Jane Austen sucks ass. Romance movies suck ass. A romance movie about Jane Austen exemplifies so much ass-sucking that the makers of this movie are risking causing the universe to implode in on itself. I think that represents my feelings.
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JaredCAug 3, 2007
how could the critics not like this movie.
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6
gusSep 3, 2007
The English in this is very proper, the manners -for the most part - beyond reproach, and the locales heavenly bosky and wind-swept, if you are into that kind of thing. But the story is a wee bit modernized, plagued by a number of themes The English in this is very proper, the manners -for the most part - beyond reproach, and the locales heavenly bosky and wind-swept, if you are into that kind of thing. But the story is a wee bit modernized, plagued by a number of themes that were cribbed from weekday afternoon soap operas rather than the heady and trying plots of Austen. Of course, there are the requisite parallels in this parade of characters to those in Austen's stories, but they are faint, marrowless reproductions. Still, I loved it and recommend it.… Expand
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SorronaQSep 5, 2007
A charming movie, despite it smacking you repeatedly in the face with comparisons to Pride and Prejudice.
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DonM.Sep 9, 2007
A literate script, great actors at their peak, lovely to look at, a plot (!) - who could ask fro more from a date at the movies???
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JayH.Feb 5, 2008
5.5/10. I have to be in the mood for period romances, unfortunately I haven't been in the mood for one in years. So, I was bored to death. It was tedious, but as most films of this nature, it was also exceptionally well produced. Superb 5.5/10. I have to be in the mood for period romances, unfortunately I haven't been in the mood for one in years. So, I was bored to death. It was tedious, but as most films of this nature, it was also exceptionally well produced. Superb cinematography, costumes etc. I just felt I was watching it for an eternity.… Expand
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SarahB.Jul 3, 2008
A very bland movie with no heart or soul. No real chemistry between the actors. You sort of wonder if some producer type thought, "hey, we can make 'Shakespeare in Love' with Jane Austen!" What he forgot to procure, however, was a A very bland movie with no heart or soul. No real chemistry between the actors. You sort of wonder if some producer type thought, "hey, we can make 'Shakespeare in Love' with Jane Austen!" What he forgot to procure, however, was a convincing script and a competent director.… Expand
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WilliamA.Aug 25, 2007
Critics sometimes are tooooo critical. The cast and excellent were excellent. Accurately portrayed the social issues of the day. Not quite a "merchant-Ivory" quality production, but very close.
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ChadS.Feb 18, 2008
According to "Becoming Jane", Austen(Anne Hathaway) wrote canonical literature for the same reason that other women read disposable romantic pap, to add a little spice to their sexless prosaic lives. Since "Becoming Jane" imitates the According to "Becoming Jane", Austen(Anne Hathaway) wrote canonical literature for the same reason that other women read disposable romantic pap, to add a little spice to their sexless prosaic lives. Since "Becoming Jane" imitates the storyline for Austen's "Sense & Sensibility", the screenwriter intimates that the celebrated novel was a barely concealed memoir. In this sense, "Becoming Jane" has a patriarchal sensibility, by its very suggestion that Austen's calling card to the ether was a pioneering example of "me"-lit. Happy endings were par for the course in Austen novels; as was her life, a happy ending indeed, if professional success could be measured by a barometer. Although "Becoming Jane" provides a seemingly objective ending about the synchronicity between career and family, the camera sees what the rhetorical screenwriter sees, that a published novel is no match indeed for a naked hand, which tips the scales in favor of family, which makes Austen's life an unqualified failure. "Becoming Jane" leads the viewer to believe that Jane became a famous writer almost by default. Intentional or not, the film aligns itself with the spirit of the times; that a barefoot and pregnant woman is better than a witty, ironical one.… Expand
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Dostoyevsky3May 5, 2020
This film brings Jane Austen's story to life through spectacular performances and cinematography. A faithful adaptation of the life of Jane Austen that succeeds in telling her story of love and loss and how she came be the outstanding writerThis film brings Jane Austen's story to life through spectacular performances and cinematography. A faithful adaptation of the life of Jane Austen that succeeds in telling her story of love and loss and how she came be the outstanding writer of many beloved novels.… Expand
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