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Title: For once, a movie that is actually as good as the book
Review: Ang Lee has done a magnificent job of bringing Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility" to the screen. The acting, directing and screenplay are terrific. Emma Thompson is wonderful as Elinor Dashwood and Greg Wise is excellent as the heartbreaker Willoughby. I've always had a problem with the character of Marianne; she is so ridiculous that you just want to slap some sense into her; but Kate Winslet's memorable performance actually makes her more sympathetic than she appears in the book. With all the great acting by the lead and supporting cast, the picture is stolen by Hugh Grant, who is absolute perfection as the bumbling Edward Ferrars. The movie more than does justice to the book; Jane Austen would be proud.
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