Review of The Jane Austen Book Club (2007) by Amani A — 06 Jun 2009

Smart, delightful and sexy. Hollywood definitely needs more of these movies!

This review of The Jane Austen Book Club (2007) was written by Amani A on 06 Jun 2009.

The Jane Austen Book Club has generally received positive reviews.

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By Fong K (647) on 05 Jul 2014

Annoyingly optimistic and cringingly saccharine, this is exactly the kind of chick flick that polarises the genders in the audience…

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By Dylan D (818) on 24 Aug 2013

Not my type of movie, but passable entertainment. I like Emily Blunt so thought I'd give a try, Maria Bello is good as well. Try at own risk…

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By Kelly B (807) on 18 Sep 2012

Cute but really predictable. Some of the characters weren't really all that likeable. And on a side note... wtf at the Buffy fans bit…

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By Nicola W (458) on 13 Nov 2012

I really enjoyed this, didn't think I would. A great story of a group of women who meet once a month to discuss Jane Austen books…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 27 Jun 2012

Chick Flick indeed! Guys, take your best buddy to see this movie. Tell him, It's really cool, dude, even though there aren't any eviscerations…

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By Dustin I (288) on 09 Dec 2014

Heartwarming and insightful! Austen fans should rejoice, this is a great piece of film-making…

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By Angie Errigo (463) for Empire (3,446) on 18 Sep 2014

Quite a nice little relationship comedy-drama, but essentially for an audience of what the French charmingly call ‘women of a certain age’…

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By Juliano K (239) on 29 Dec 2012

A total masterpiece!!!... hasnt loved a movie like this since the league of gentleman…

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There's no subtext to The Jane Austen Book Club, just a skim across the books' surface that winds up re-shelving a great author into the self-help…

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