Movie #895 "Austenland" was an uneven film. There were moments that I liked and thought were funny and very Austen-like, but then others not funny and bordering on boring. I think Jennifer Coolidge was put in here to keep it going, but I have never liked her that much --- her type of humor slows down a film , and it didn't seem to help move this film along. I DID like the love story part of it, and that the caste system that Jane Austen's books are so focused on pops up here --- that's kind of a hoot that she is treated like a peon since she got the cheapest booking at this resort. Those parts seemed to work, and Keri Russell is always fun to watch ---- but the ensemble didn't work all that well, so I am hesitant to recommend this to a more people than those who are Austen fans.
Austenland2013PG-1397 minutes I give it 3 out of 5 stars
Jane Hayes is so taken with Jane Austen's novels that she decides to splurge on a trip to an English resort that caters to Austen fans. But when the authentic period romance Jane was promised proves unacceptable, she acts to alter her fate.
- Cast:
- Keri Russell, JJ Feild, Bret McKenzie, Jennifer Coolidge, James Callis, Georgia King, Rupert Vansittart, Ricky Whittle, Jane Seymour, Ayda Field
- Genre:
- Romantic Comedies, Indie Comedies, United Kingdom, Comedy
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