Fresh
Just fine in a sentimental, mainstream kind of way. Although by constantly referencing Austen's sharp wit and characterisation, this can only ever come up short in comparison.
Anna Smith, Time Out
The Jane Austen Book Club
You don't have to know the books to be in the club
2007 · 1h 46m · PG-13
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Robin Swicord
Overview
Six Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen. As they delve into Austen's literature, the club members find themselves dealing with life experiences that parallel the themes of the books they are reading.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
66%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Worth attending.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten
The real disappointment is the paint-by-numbers flatness of the contemporary stories and characters; it's hard to care much about Sylvia and Prudie with Elizabeth Bennett and Emma Woodhouse hovering in the wings.
Tom Beer, Time Out New York
Fresh
This marvelously intelligent romantic comedy will captivate even those who don't know or care much about Austen, although there's undeniably an extra layer of pure delight to be found if you do.
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
Fresh
Unlike so many chick flicks that celebrate female solidarity as a concept without ever making us feel it, The Jane Austen Book Club is convincingly feminist in a nonpolitical way.
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
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