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Rating  - Ummm...no thanks
Please do not bring out ye flogs and whipping posts. I just didn't like this version of "Emma". Specifically, I REALLY did not like Kate Beckinsale's take on Emma. She came across as snobby and frankly unlikeable. Maybe that is staying true to the literary character but still, not a pleasant person. Maybe I can blame Gwenyth for my dislike, she spoiled me with her sweet, naive portrayal of Emma. However, many reviewers here have valid points regarding this version of "Emma" (Knightley, for example, seems to be just right) but in the final analysis, I'm sticking with Ms. Paltrow
Rating  - Difinitive Emma
This is a really difinitive production of Emma. Aside from the slightly jujeune leading lady (which gets her correctly - even Jane Austen knew she was somewhat dislikable), played excellently by Kate Beckinsale, we have the best Jane Faifax in gorgeous and extemely talented Olivia Williams. William's Jane is highlighted by some of the prettiest music pieces chosen for Jane - which is part of the character's prowess, and "makes" her for us as an audience (whether or not she is actually playing it). And superlatively talented Samantha Morton perfectly cast as the sweet odd-duck. She is so believably sweet and dim, she is a joy.
This version is a bit more wintery and indoor than the version relesed just before it - that one is more summer and green. But despite some really good performances in the other, this one is so much better on all levels it is silly to compare them. The Direction here is really good, giving all three of the young heroines some breathing space in their own environment from time to time, which really helps us feel and care for each of them. And we finally DO care for Emma because she gets a resounding come-uppance.
For anyone who thinks Beckinsale's Emma is too dislikable, see the 1970s version - a long, detailed "play for tv" version in which Emma is extremely cold, disapproving and you just want to slap her... often. (Still it is an on-target performance and worth seeing.)
Rating - Love Anything Austen
I love Jane Austen! EMMA is a wonderful movie. Please read the book and see the movie....it's great to see the characters come to life.
I prefer the full screen to the wide screen versions though.
Rating - Emma (A&E, 1997)
I saw this on PBS after I had read the book. It is very faithful to the book, so I decided to buy a copy for my home video library.
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