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I was surprised to see the new Emma. It's back to the way Jane Austen wrote it. It's a slowly unfolding story about a not too pretty girl with character flaws. She has a temper, she gossips, she hurts peoples feelings, and she can't keep her promise to stop matchmaking. But she grows on you.

The plot is close to Austens novel. The only funny aspect comes from Gambon, although everybody's acting is good. I like it, when actors act with their eyes, in stead of rambling on about it. I think you'll notice more subtle hints if you know the story.

The first two episodes are not romantic. But then, you know Jane Austen pays a lot of attention to describing how to behave when you're a rich civilian in the country.

Once again, I am disappointed how little people have seen this marvelous film. I think it is because the main character is a nun. And how attractive is that? But aren't you interested about the story of a smart, modern woman, who chooses to flee in a convent? And don't you want to know what happens if she has to leave?

I must say it is the best role I saw Kristin Scott Thomas play ever. You really feel why she makes her decisions. Only by acting, without spelling it out, this movie makes you understand the behaving of several people. And that is real Art.

It's one of the movies you will be thinking of for days. And every time you see Kristin, or hear someone talk about her, you relive the moments this movie showed you.

I had high hopes for a really good evening. But my mistake was to think this movie was funny. Well, for fun you'd better watch Happiness.

Imagine a family of depressed members. Flat characters, that don't come to life. Everyone is strange and has his own single issue. And they all sit speechless staring in front of them. Well, that's the movie.

You'll expect something to happen and the persons to come to live. But you'll be disappointed. Even the things that happen are slow, unemotional, and predictable.

Sorry, did I say predictable? Sorry, no. No-one can predict such boring, little changes in the lives of movie-characters, which are supposed to be EN-TER-TAI-NING.

The music is badly chosen. The best parts are the ones without soundtrack, and then suddenly you get distracted from the plot because of some annoying, wrongly chosen pop song. This happens so often, you'll think someone is trying to make a statement you don't get. Bad luck it's never quiet for a whole scene.

Because I like happy-endings, I don't see the point of discovering why someone is depressed, and then ending the movie without showing this knowledge did make any difference to the person.

Let's end positive. Gene Hackman was OK. And the nice part of the movie is when he takes out his grandchildren to teach them to be naughty.