Lost in Austen

Year: 2008
Length: 177 minutes (i.e. too long)
Genre: Romantic Drama
Merut's Grade: C+

Apparently this movie was a made-for-t.v. series that originally aired in 4 or so parts. First of all, the main character, Amanda Price, is somewhat mannish. Meaning, she is a little hard to stare at for 177 minutes, especially when the plot is dragging. Secondly, they took your traditional Pride and Prejudice plot and rearranged the marriages and occurrences to accommodate a modern character suddenly being flung into 19th century Britain. An interesting premise to be sure. However, Elizabeth Bennet is almost nonexistent in this movie, which is disappointing, because she is a much more enjoyable heroine than Amanda Price. Anywho, good Friday night guilty pleasure, but not a movie to watch again, ever. The worst part is that Darcy is almost caveman-like, and his personality is nonexistent. Darcy in the fountain is the only good part in this movie, every true lady's fantasy, if only it were Colin Firth.