- Actors: Gwyneth Paltrow, James Cosmo, Greta Scacchi
- Directors: Douglas McGrath
- Format: Widescreen
- Number of discs: 1
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000065JPV
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #21,869 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lively and lovely,
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This review is from: Emma (DVD)
I confess: I am a fan of Jane Austen (I blame it on Bridget Jones). I saw this DVD after seeing P&P (of Firth fame) and I was not disapointed at all. They managed to squeeze Ms. Austen's longest book in a 2-hour format, which is no small feat, yet the very essence of the book remains intact. This one is worth viewing by just about anyone who likes good acting and good dialogue. Viewers who'll dismiss anything that doesn't show an explosion every 5 minutes might want to pass on this one though. That being said, the movie is witty, funny and the acting is superb. Paltrow gives one of her finest performances (I'm sure that career-wise she misses the mid-90's), and Jeremy Northam is a very convincing Mr. Knightley (the eyes have it). The support cast is first rate and Rachel Porter's score is so delightful it's been used over and over for other movie teasers (thus that "I've heard that before" feeling). My only criticisms go to Ewan McGregor's horrible wig (you'll see what I mean) and perhaps a little too much Hollywood sheen at times. But these are all easily forgiven in view of the final result. Enjoy!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
As Good as it Should Be.,
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This review is from: Emma (DVD)
I've read the book twice and seen all the film/tv versions(and I include "Clueless" in that)that I know of. As a book I would say it is both superb and comparable(in quality) to "Pride and Prejudice" and "Sense and sensibility" so since books are usually better than their adaptations the film has a lot to live up to.
Well this is very well done. The film will stand or fall on the quality of its Emma and Gwyneth Paltrow does well.It's a difficult role as she has to be annoying while never actually making you lose all sympathy. There is a key scene, which I won't spoil by describing to you, where Mr Knightley has cause to chide Emma for her behaviour and this is done perfectly as are all the other cucial scenes. The supporting cast is excellent as you would expect, and while any film version will require some cutting and a little inventiveness with dialogue, I feel It has all been done as well as it could be. I would say that the version starring Kate Beckinsale is as good, and manages to squeeze in some extra scenes,so I can understand if people already familiar with that version prefer it but I must say that I can't fault this Emma. It is one of those rare films that upon each watching has left me with an unexpectedly warm glow of pleasure inside.
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