Review of The Jane Austen Book Club (2007) by Jon C — 20 Sep 2017

I actually found this so much more enjoyable than I thought I would.

Didn't expect to but it worked it's magic on me.

Plus I found all of the characters very likable.

Each member of this book club has their own goings-on: one is single and never married, a mother goes through a tough divorce, a daughter finds love in the things she enjoys along with a female love interest, one's marriage is on the rocks from her husband not being there for her, and the only male of the group gets into the subject matter for the first time despite being a novist.

An amazing cast from Maria Bello to Maggie Grace to Emily Blunt to Hugh Dancy.

Yeah it seems very familiar with each person hitting their high-points and low-points but reading from the works of Jane Austen somehow enlivens them in ways they never thought.

The relationships are sweet, the music is elegant, it's expertly filmed, and there is a positive feeling about how complex love is.

Love is messy as well as sex, we each have our own desires, marriage isn't for everyone, and repairing the damage is harder than taking it all apart.

Director Robin Swicord has Jane Austen still be as modern and relevant to our everyday lives in the world of complex relationships.

Very, very pleasant to watch.