Becoming Jane

I never really liked Anne, I thought that she would only be able to pull off "Princess Diary" roles, but she was very surprising. She was very adult and convincing, I wondered if Jane Austen was just the way she played... Full review

Anne tried really hard to become the British legendary novelist, Jane Austen. But she lacked the British tongue. Possibly the whole movie is a fiction build on a factual story. Never did Jane fall in love and she remained a spinster... Full review

In short, I very much disliked this movie. I won't watch it again, because it was a waste of time. I was hoping for something like the other movies based off of Jane Austin's work like Pride and Prejudice or Sense... Full review

this movie was very had to keep up with and understand. there are very good actors in the movie just the story line is very hard to comprehend.... Full review

Both Hathaway and McAvoy did an excellent job portraying Jane Austen and Tom Lefroy. I loved their chemistry together. They had great timing and their feelings seem so sincere. It was easy to believe that I was looking at Austen's real... Full review

This movie was kinda boring nothing really happens. The main character (Jane) just falls in love with some guy. I didn't even watch the whole movie only about 40 minutes of it.... Full review

This was the moset by far the most boring and depressing movie that I have seen,even though it was on Jane Austen. I thought the storyline was okay, but they shuld have had more humor in it.... Full review

This is definetly one of my FAVORITE movies of all time. It tells so much about Jane Austen, which was exactly what I wanted to see in this movie. The acting is amazing, and while Ann Hathaway's accent isn't the best... Full review

Usually i do not like movies that are set in the 17th and 18th century, but this movie is much more than that to be simply classified as anything less than and is considerably more than a Romantic and Witty film... Full review

It was great! I loved how their personalities crashed but it turned into love! I didnt really like the ending as much though cause it really wasnt that happy and I wanted them to get together! and be happy! and it... Full review

Somehow you assume that the newly-contrived yarn will be a poor pastiche inevitably shown up by the verbal dexterity of the original.....Wisely, the movie shies away from making too many conclusions about their purported relationship.... ... Full Review

So, while there is little that is fresh in this costume drama, it is well done and Anne Hathaway makes a delightful Jane, who is unafraid to defy convention. The film certainly looks beautiful with its manicured gardens, gorgeous landscapes, authentic costumes and detailed production design. ... Full Review

Anne Hathaway Steals Show in Slow, Stuffy 'Becoming Jane....Becoming Jane" is slow, stuffy -....My concern with "Becoming Jane" is how much it flirts with falling victim to its own contradictions..... ... Full Review

This movie, though, wonderful, does not end the way everyone would hope. I thought it was a great movie and i'm not big into old fashion movies. Reviewer: Anonymous (14 years old), Date: April 13, 2008 I say: great movie... I loved this movie. ... Full Review

The DVD has a crisp look that enhances some of the nice scenery and period costumes used. There are tons of beautiful scenery and costumes. This is actually a very good idea, but the execution is somewhat uneven. ... Full Review

Boasting more great songs than most shows but more outright corniness than a Jolly Green Giant, Irving Berlin's 1946 musical is no cinch to sell to a modern audience. ... Full Article

The director of 'Becoming Jane', Julian Jarrold, is in talks with Simon Cowell and other producers to helm the real-life rise to fame of 'Britain's Got Talent' star Paul Potts. ... Full Article

Credit: Miramax Sadly, besides most of this year, Miramax had a tremendous amount of success under their current set up even rivaling (much to their dismay) the "glory years" of the Weinsteins. ... Full Article

Rating note: The film contains sexual situations. The good new French film "Coco Before Chanel" takes the tack of the Jane Austen biopic, "Becoming Jane," from a few years back (or even this year's "Julie & Julia"), asking, 'How did... ... Full Article

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife." This is the first line of Jane Austen's most popular novel, Pride and Prejudice . ... Full Article

Well then, you might understand the plight of Liz and Julie, the chalk and cheese stars of this delightfully wacky character comedy. The misfit pair, played by Vivienne Gibbs and Trudi Jackson, welcome viewers into their nerdy, borderline psychotic world... ... Full Article