The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)
Seen on DVD 3rd August 2008
I think this movie goes further than your regular Rom/Com. For one, i liked it, and didn't predict the ending 3 minutes into the movie.
STORY: 4.5/7 - (All Jane Austen, all the time. It's the perfect antidote)
When Sylvia and Prudie have marital troubles, Bernadette decides that they should get together with a group of friends for a book club. They decide it needs to be books that they have all read before and eventually decide on... JANE AUSTEN! YAY! Then of course, as they read, they find some similarities between their own lives and those of Austen's characters.
ACTING: 4/7 - (High school's never over)
I was actually quite pleasantly surprised by this movie. I went in expecting a bit of trash and came out quite touched. Amy Brenneman is AMAZING and Emily Blunt, while so hateable at first, grows into a very complex and deep character as she let's herself unfold on screen.
CINE / VISUAL EFFECTS: 4/7
Pretty much all you'd expect from a rom/com. No huge amazing cinematographical tricks, but quite nice looking.
SCORE / SOUND: 5/7 - (hums along)
I don't remember the score much, but the soundtrack was quite nice. I caught myself singing along to some songs by Aimee Mann and Snow Patrol.
SONGS: N/A
OVERALL: 4.5/7
Interesting Facts -
- Everyone actually read (at least) the book that they hosted.
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