Sense & Sensibility

If you like romance, you like Jane Austen, you like the original story of sense and sensibility, you'll like this but I agree with another review here the costumes are awful, the crushed velvet and the weird floral and purple and black terrible terrible terrible and not accurate. The acting was OK. If you really want to make it a POC adaptation, then make everyone a person of color and call it a day. Nobody really cares, but you seem to want it to be like the new Bridgerton. Of course the homes were beautiful the scenery was beautiful. The cottage was much much nicer than the Ang Lee adaptation-that cottage was pretty sparse in comparison to where the Dashwoods had come from. I do hope coming soon they have a marathon of all these movies on a Saturday or Sunday. It was enjoyable to be in Jane Austen.

6.2 stars.

The thought came to me about 10 minutes into the movie that if I want to watch Austen's 'Sense and Sensibility', I will simply revert back to the one and only that I've seen. This being about 29 years ago, and I was profoundly moved by that version. We all know I'm referring to the one with Thompson and Winslet. I don't particularly have any desire to ponder whether or not there's any other version to consider. The 1995 version was such perfection for me, it will be difficult justifying the allocation of my precious time to watching this one. I think Hallmark is being pretentious by creating another film based solely on the unadulterated novel itself. They should have added some twists and tweaks like they recently did with the pride and prejudice film. Trying to make an authentic remake of the original movie was a risky endeavor that did not pay off. I let the meter run for a good 30 to 40 minutes and realized this falls way flat. So I move onward to the next Hallmark film in my library. Cheerio.

No. Just no.

This version should never have been made. The acting was incredibly horrible. Such.bad.acting.

I am SO disappointed. I adore all Jane Austen books. I HAVE all Jane Austen books. And the movies.

The man who plays Willoughby is soooo boring and dull.

And the women's clothes!!!!! We're like like...Whatttt??? They were not authentic at all, not in the least. Oh, be still my heart.

I do like the actor who plays Sir John Middleton. He did an adequate job.

The storyline felt very rushed. There was no chemistry between those who were "supposed" to be in love. None.

Ughhhh. Skip this one altogether.

This doesn't need to be compared to other versions, since it's Hallmark, that comes with a...hmm, stigma maybe? In other words, you know what you're getting.

As someone who loves Austen, I really liked this. The leads were great, particularly Elinor and Edward; some of the dialogue felt a bit modern if that makes sense, in that I didn't feel like it came directly from that era. But I feel like in general, most period pieces don't get it right 100% of the time.

Bottom line is, don't pay attention to the reviews or the ratings, whether you're a newbie or an Austen devotee. Just watch it for yourself and see what you think! Solid 6/10.

One question - why?

Why on earth did this remake have to be made?

I say this as one who loves this book it is my second favourite Austen novel (after Persuasion) and I have read it multiple times and seen various versions on screen. And this... this drivel is an insincere adaption and the acting is awful, the accents iffy and it seems hurried and forced.

There's no romance at all you never feel the couples falling for each other. Wooden as. Poor poor Jane! Even the presence of the brilliant Martina Laird did nothing for me.

I kept on comparing it to the Ang Lee masterpiece. I have long believed Emma Thompson is Elinor Dashwood no one else will ever be able to fill those shoes. And this proves it.

Simply awful.