Title: An overshadowed gem
Product review: Forget if you can, Gwynneth Paltrow's worthy but stiff Emma, which was so marred by the supporting cast. This is a supberb adaptation of Jane Austen's book, convincing in it period detail, and utterly charming. Every character is, somehow, as one would like to imagine them. Kate Beckinsale makes Emma convincing in her follies, and utterly warm and attractive, as she ought to be. There is a particularly brilliant performance from Mark Strong, who makes the moralizing Mr. Knightly smoulder. In supporting roles, Bernard Hepton as Emma's self-absorbed hypochondriac father turns in a finely tuned performance that is never caricature; and, equally, Prunella Scales as Miss Bates maintains great dignity in her comic turn. Beyond the excellent performances, this is lovely to look at. Even if you are not a "Jane-ite", try this.
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