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By Kirk Honeycutt (1,481) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 21 Jan 2011

The film's characters are lively, the women all look terrific (the guys do too, for that matter), and its many romantic story threads weave…

Review of The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)

By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 01 Jul 2010

Everyone is given their due and dignity in this funny, sexy, humanist film that, if it is a chick flick, gives the genre a good name…

Review of The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)

By Elizabeth Weitzman (1,905) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 16 Apr 2010

There are no surprises here, in other words, but there aren't supposed to be: This is a comfort film, the on-screen equivalent of mac and cheese…

Review of The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)

By Lawrence Toppman (1,654) for Charlotte Observer (1,670) on 17 Nov 2009

It's almost impossible for a movie to go irrevocably wrong during the opening credits, but the ceaselessly irritating The Jane Austen Book…

Review of The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)

By J.r. Jones (1,066) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 11 May 2009

Being male, I can't relate to this at all; on the other hand, I don't need Midol either, but I'm glad it's on the market…

Review of The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)

By Marrit Ingman (203) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 27 Mar 2009

Though it’s as estrogenic as dong quai, this amiable adaptation of Karen Joy Fowler’s eponymous bestseller about six friends and their…

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By Steve Biodrowski (334) for Cinefantastique (193) on 10 Mar 2009

not a genre film but...deserves mention for portraying a character who is a fan of science-fiction but is not characterized as a hopeless geek…

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By Ella Taylor (978) for Village Voice (8,525) on 22 Aug 2008

Perfectly pleasant, perfectly undistinguished adaptation of a market-driven novel about six Sacramento lovelies trying to mend their stalled…

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By Walter Chaw (1,360) for Film Freak Central (1,643) on 15 Apr 2008

Austen wrote six novels and The Jane Austen Book Club is about six people who meet to discuss them over the course of six months. 666…

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By Brandon Fibbs (448) for Colorado Springs Gazette (140) on 28 Feb 2008

The Jane Austen Book Club is both a testament to Austen's continued relevance and a fine example of classroom particulars converted into entertaining…

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By Brian Webster (658) for Apollo Guide (1,430) on 20 Feb 2008

If you're prepared to sit through a lot of mediocrity in search of a few worthwhile moments and a couple of actors who rise above the material,…

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By Matthew Turner (2,508) for thelondonpaper (91) on 16 Nov 2007

Average romantic drama that stays watchable thanks to its excellent cast, though it's neither as emotionally engaging nor as clever as it thinks…

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By Tim Robey (1,578) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 16 Nov 2007

The Jane Austen Book Club, based on Karen Joy Fowler's bestseller, offers a distinctive vision of hell - a plane of being where there are only…

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By Nigel Andrews (1,359) for Financial Times (1,822) on 15 Nov 2007

A twittering soap opera about five Californian women using Jane as an agony aunt for their love problems…

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By Kevin Maher (647) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 15 Nov 2007

The women are so seemingly at ease in their roles that the movie drifts towards its happy-ever-after finale without a missed beat…

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By Neil Smith (699) for Total Film (3,532) on 14 Nov 2007

A drippy chick-flick about six Sacramentans who find their lives mirroring the English novelist's fictions…

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By Anna Smith (519) for Time Out (7,510) on 14 Nov 2007

Just fine in a sentimental, mainstream kind of way…

Review of The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)

By Stella Papamichael (611) for BBC.com (1,500) on 06 Nov 2007

Beyond the premise, there's nothing too surprising about this film from writer/director Robin Swicord, but it is perfectly agreeable…

Review of The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)

By Rob Thomas (1,118) for Capital Times (Madison, WI) (875) on 25 Oct 2007

The Jane Austen Book Club is far from a failure, especially if it sends curious fans of the movie back to Austen's original six books…

Review of The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)

By S. Jhoanna Robledo (697) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 21 Oct 2007

Chick flick's mature themes aren't for tweens…

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