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I am so disappointed with this movie. While Cosmo Jarvis did embody Wentworth, Johnson's take on Anne Elliot is utterly despicable.

I had wondered why they hadn't had an English actress in the role and now I know why. Anne's is supposed to be a strong yet reserved character who gives so much of herself to her family and friends. Only an America with a basic English accent can turn her into a loud mouth, resentful lush. An English actress would be horrified to desecrate a beloved Jane Austen character.

While the scenery and music was beautiful, snide narration was used to explain the story because they were too lazy to use action to show the story. They took characters out and tried to capitalize on Bridgerton. Jane Austen is not Bridgerton!!!

Learn from my folly and skip it. A true Jane Austen fan would be sicken by this rendition.

I think Scott Elrod is totally hot so when I saw this movie on my recommend list on Netflix I decided to give a try. Big mistake!It's a fashion photographer version of She's All That. Elrod was the only thing to make this movie watchable to the end. Everyone's acting in this movie was so flat even Elrod. I can't even blame them because the dialogue was horrible! As a writer, I would be embarrassed to have this on screen. The guy from the Sopranos was the only one who could carry off his dialogue. There was misplaced scenes that didn't make sense, needed better editing. There was really a need for character development. I'm sure it was a quick shoot for the budget. Don't waste your time, I wish I hadn't wasted mine.