Emma should please anyone who isn't dragged into the theater.
Emma (1996)
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Reviews Counted:41
Fresh:34
Rotten:7
Average Rating:7.1/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: This adaptation of the Jane Austen novel focuses on Emma, a meddling but well-meaning 21-year-old, who LOVES to play matchmaker. She's currently obsessed with finding the perfect man for her friend... This adaptation of the Jane Austen novel focuses on Emma, a meddling but well-meaning 21-year-old, who LOVES to play matchmaker. She's currently obsessed with finding the perfect man for her friend Harriet. But what appears to be a simple task becomes a nightmare, as Emma's machinations set off a chain reaction of misunderstandings between a number of people. Things only worsen when Emma attempts to set things straight. Emma may -- or may not -- succeed in finding a mate for her pal. But what's more important is that Emma will learn a few things about herself in the process. [More]
Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Toni Collette, Alan Cumming, Jeremy Northam
Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Toni Collette, Alan Cumming, Jeremy Northam, Ewan McGregor, Greta Scacchi, Juliet Stevenson, Sophie Thompson, Phyllida Law, James Cosmo, Denys Hawthorne, Kathleen Byron, Edward Woodall, Brett Miley, Brian Capron, Karen Westwood, Paul Williamson, Rebecca Craig, Angela Down, John Franklyn Robbins, Ruth Jones
Director: Douglas McGrath
Director: Douglas McGrath
Story: Jane Austen
Screenwriter: Douglas McGrath
Composer: Rachel Portman
Producer: Patrick Cassavetti, Steven M. Haft
Reviews for Emma
Emma is an exquisite recreation of early 19th century country life. Seeing one scene after another is like looking in on historical rooms recreated in a museum.
[Paltrow] plays the title role in Emma with wit, timing and a to-the-manor-born graciousness...It's an intelligent performance from an actress everyone was ready to dismiss as a lightweight.
This is a better-looking movie than Sense and Sensibility and one as rich in characters.
Emma is a faithful adaptation of Austen's most cherished novel and unlike Clueless...the audience has more than a passing interest in the characters here. It has an emotional stake in the outcome.
Gwyneth Paltrow sparkles in the title role, as young Miss Woodhouse, who wants to play God in her own little patch of England.
There are moments in Emma where Paltrow adopts a facial expression so utterly perfect that her infuriating ability to make you care about her despite her pettiness and manipulation seems drawn from the soul of Austen's novel.
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