Title: Austen fans need look no further...
Product review: Superior casting, direction, and production values have produced a superior film that stays true to Austen's classic novel without the excessive cloying "cutesyfying" of Gwenyth Paltrow's depiction of the title role.I am genuinely stunned that there are reviewers here who expressed preference for the Paltrow film (which is more a parody of "Clueless" than anything else. Yes, I understand "Clueless" is a modern retelling of "Emma" but it is still different in several pertinent ways.) Beckinsale's portrayal is EXACTLY how I would expect Emma Woodhouse to look and behave if she were a living breathing person.Thank A & E for giving us a "real" Emma.
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