Au coeur de l'amour

Even if the film is predictable and nothing to do with JA¨s book, it has its moments of fun. What I found most distracting in the movie is that Ashley Williams wears a necklace with an A THE WHOLE MOVIE, when her character¨s name starts with an E. The dialogues are unbelievable put in the mouth of grown ups, which by the way, behave like teen agers.

When I saw this movie listed on Neflix and saw who all was in the cast I had great hopes for this movie. The lovely Marla Sokoloff, the well-seasoned actress Ashley Williams, and the likable Nick Zano being in the movie pushed me to set aside time from my busy day and check this movie out. What a disappointment it turned out to be. The acting was flat. But, you can't blame the cast. The writing was quite uninspired and the only thing that would have saved this movie is if the cast was allowed to have free reign to ad lib their scenes. There is no doubt in my mind that they could have come up with better material than was presented in this drab movie. Did the Director even read through the script before taking on this project? No one in their right mind could've thought that the screenplay could be salvaged without a major over-haul. The title should have been "Keep on movin' folks, nothing to see here." I wish I'd been warned first before I took a chance on this disaster. My deepest sympathies to the cast. I hope your careers did not take a too big of hit for being associated with this perfectly forgettable screenplay.

A nice, clean movie. It's very loosely based on Jane Austin's novel. But, since it takes place in 21st century America, changes had to be made. After all, out society doesn't have such misogynist inheritance laws. And sexism no longer works for why these sisters can't get high-paying jobs. So, in this version, they lose their father to prison instead of death. Their wealth goes to expensive appeals and reimbursing victims, instead of a half-brother. And the name Dashwood has been blackballed from every notable business. So, Elinor enters a bit of a Cinderella story, as a janitor working for a boss who looks down in her. And Marianne has some growing up to do, learning to live without luxury and to get a job.

It's not a perfect movie. It has a few cheesy moments. I think the sisters' problem might have been solved if they just legally changed their surnames. Elinor believes the word of a thief, and Marianne foolishly gives a cad a chance to interfere with her romance. But it's still an enjoyable movie, worth watching at least once. I've actually watched it three times now.

The start of the movie is a little lousy and drastic however as you move further into the characters, the movie starts to gain momentum and catch your heart.

Especially after the entry of the two male characters, the movie picks a nice touch romance and misunderstanding..nothing too innovative but well handled.

The acting of all the main characters is very good. Although Nick Zano does not have a lot of role to play in the movie, he does make an impression with his acting, especially in the scenes in the copy room, showing confidence of a successful professional and awkwardness of someone who just started dating.

The climax of the movie could have been a little elaborate, although it does its job. I would highly recommend watching the movie at leisure.

Jane austen fans will get the joke in the title; one of the characters actually makes lotions from flowers. Sisters elinor and marianne (ashley williams, marla sokoloff) are on their own when dad goes to prison for fraud. There's a bit of tongue in cheek.. at one point, the interviewer crumples up the daughter's resume and just tosses it in the trash. Pretty rude. And it's sometimes confusing... people rarely say anyone's name, so it's difficult to know who anyone is. This is about a family trying to stick together. Mom seems to spend all her time with the third sister, who is quite ill, so we don't see much of them. The story is a fun update to austen's older story. Some good acting, some bad acting. Directed by brian brough. Although the writing credit says written by jennifer jan and brittany wiscombe, they do acknowledge jane austen.