Review of Love & Friendship (2016) by Kittyroseranch — 24 May 2016

I am a Jane Austen fan so had to see this flick. Too bad so sad:

Beautiful costumes with lousy daily wig work. Redundant screenplay with flat scene work. Expositional character introductions felt dumbed down.

This movie falls so far below what we've seen with Emma, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice et al. The locations were promising but the cinematography disappoints.

Beckinsale's Lady Susan was not likeable or vulnerable in the least. For example: with Emma we know that she is manipulative and sometimes thoughtlessly wicked but we still root for her because Gwyneth Paltrow gave her a heart and a character arc.

I'm Glad we saw a matinee and didn't waste full price.