Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Kirpianuscus a delicate form of propaganda . for literature. and for the transformation of life under its influence. because it is a beautiful film about people. women, as source of change. men as students. or pieces of change. and, sure, all present, Jane Austen. and her novels. I admit, for me it is one of the most inspired , source of inspiration itself, film about Jane Austen universe. not only as homage. but as wise example of translation of the Austen - mania.

Dan1863Sickles I'm not a Jane Austen fan -- in fact I usually go out of my way to avoid her works, and the people who like them, for reasons I will go into later on. But this movie really inspired me to give her books another try! You probably know that the story is about six people who are all having different problems in their lives, and how they meet each month to discuss a different novel by Jane Austen. What's amazing is how the characters, who all seem very simple and stereotypical at first, (the abandoned wife, the chic young French teacher, the nurturing earth mother) slowly grow more and more complicated and interesting as the story progresses.There's so much comedy in this movie, yet so much of what is happening to the characters feels genuinely sad and touching. And there's so much joy in how they care about each other, yet you never feel like anything sad is being ignored or swept under the carpet. People who seem superior and stuck up turn out to be shy and vulnerable. People who seem helpless and victimized turn out to be strong and brave. And all this joy and renewal happens because these people genuinely believe in each other -- and in the ideals of Jane Austen.And that's the most interesting part of this movie. You see, what has always turned me off about Jane Austen isn't her actual stories, or her writing style, but the impression people give out that her books are really only written for aristocrats, the well-born, or the elite. So many people read her books for the wrong reasons, not because she writes about caring for others and taking responsibility for your actions, (as this film brilliantly shows) but just because reading Jane Austen is supposed to be something that "classy" people do. But what this movie really demonstrates is that the people trying hardest to be classy are often the ones with the least understanding of what Jane was all about -- and the last ones to figure out what Jane would do.Watch the movie and you'll see what I mean. And you'll also learn so much about friendship, second chances, compassion, and Jane Austen!

adi-cat I've never read Jane Austen. Not so far, at least. So, I couldn't draw parallels and recognize all the characters of the novels that frequently interweave in conversations along the film.That didn't prevent it from sucking me in from the first minutes.Jane Austen apart, I think this is a great piece of cinema, for the exquisite acting it displays and the rich script. I've seen a lot of movies. Really, a big lot. And the problem with it is that after a while you sort of start to see the strings behind the curtain, in most of the movies you watch... you can't really get inside the story as easy as you used to before; you notice every little fake acting, error, plot hole, you name it.This was a refreshing exception from that. The acting was so real, pleasant and captivating. The story is catching you from the beginning and doesn't let go; the characters literally grow on you.It had some real life drama, but all sweetened by the warmth of the friendship that shines between all the female leads and the way they managed to always care for each other through the rough moments.And the acting is gripping. The emotional range displayed, astonishing. The quiet looks of Jocelyn when Grigg starts paying attention to Sylvia or when he talks about her in the library say more than a thousand words; the guilty look in Prudie's eyes when she looks across the street meaning to cross over towards the boy she's attracted to, are just a couple samples of perfect expressiveness without words.As opposed to the main bulk of Hollywood movies lately, in which most of the female characters are more or less displayed as tits and ass, this one manages to portray women as the truly marvelous creatures they are; deep, complex beings, strong and fragile, beautiful and insecure at once, a rainbow of emotional paradoxes.Don't get me wrong, I enjoy tits and ass in a film as much as the next guy, but most of the time you can't help feeling that a lot of female characters miss a central piece of their personality puzzle, across a lot of movies. This is one of those films which brings back that missing piece of the puzzle, and it does that with an underlying profound sense of serenity and grace.I say this one is definitely a keeper, in my book. 9/10

bluechipmunk Despite the fact that all the protagonists are incredibly lovely, the movie begins grounded in reality. Nothing works, everything is broken. And then, like the best Jane Austen fare, it descends into a realm where men are sensitive and fairy tales do come true.This movie has fantasy men for all.First, the incredibly handsome and charming science-fiction nerd will stop at nothing to win the heart of a woman who has really not given him much to work with. But don't we all wish that there were wonderful men suitably devoted and persistent? In real life, it's usually a sort of weird guy who is hopelessly awkward and won't take a hint (if it's anyone at all).Then the husband who runs off with another woman... only to see his ex-wife at opportune moments (while she are lunching with an incredibly attractive man, for instance). A husband who comes back for her, even more in love with her than before. Every woman who's just been dumped for the secretary wants her husband to see the error of his way, to be sensitive enough to write her a letter about how flawed his choice was...In short, it is a Jane Austen book all of its own, with some piece of true love for everybody.