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Emma is a faithful, enchanting adaptation of Jane Austen's nineteenth-century tale of Emma Woodhouse--a clever young woman whose mischievous matchmaking schemes nearly end up jeopardising her own shot at romance. The film stars Kate Beckinsale.
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39 of 40 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I like this, especially as it has a "home grown" star. I also like the Gwyneth Paltrow version, but this one is more down-to-earth and obviously does not have that "Hollywood" edge to it.
Kate Beckinsale plays the part well. Although she is a more intelligent and slightly harder character than the "dizzy blonde" Emma that Paltrow portrays. All the other characters fit around her well and Mr Knightly is suitably handsome. Prunella Scales is an excellent Miss Bates and Samantha Morton as Harriet Smith is exactly as she should be. The locations and background are a little more real and "earthy" than in the Paltrow version, where everything is sometimes a little too neat and bright.
All in all, very enjoyable, entertaining and fairly faithful to the book. Definitely worth adding to your collection.
Kate Beckinsale plays the part well. Although she is a more intelligent and slightly harder character than the "dizzy blonde" Emma that Paltrow portrays. All the other characters fit around her well and Mr Knightly is suitably handsome. Prunella Scales is an excellent Miss Bates and Samantha Morton as Harriet Smith is exactly as she should be. The locations and background are a little more real and "earthy" than in the Paltrow version, where everything is sometimes a little too neat and bright.
All in all, very enjoyable, entertaining and fairly faithful to the book. Definitely worth adding to your collection.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Jane Austen's stories have always been a rich source of material for both film makers and those who produce period drama for television and these productions have varied, of course in quality. So what makes one production of the same story better than another? We all have our own opinions on this but I ask that firstly, the story 'sticks to' the original book and that secondly, the characters are well cast and believable - that they reproduce the people Jane Austen invented. I could talk about many other things that make a production exceptional - details of the period, ambiance and so on but those first two are the most important to me.
The most successful production of Emma - with no exception - is the one starring Kate Beckinsale. She portrays Jane's Emma to perfection; in fact she IS Emma! Not a giggly airhead (as depicted on a more recent television serial) but a privileged young woman who is kind-hearted and caring but impetuous and rather too self-confident. Space cannot allow me to praise each actor, separately here because everyone's performance was so good but it would be wrong to not mention Mark Strong as a totally believable Mr Knightly and Samantha Morton as the pretty and indecisive Harriet. Of course, it would be impossible to avoid mentioning such a gifted actress as Prunella Scales (whatever part she undertakes); what a wonderful performance as the garrulous Miss Bates!
Disregard all other productions of Emma. Let Kate Beckinsale transport you to Jane Austen's world!
The most successful production of Emma - with no exception - is the one starring Kate Beckinsale. She portrays Jane's Emma to perfection; in fact she IS Emma! Not a giggly airhead (as depicted on a more recent television serial) but a privileged young woman who is kind-hearted and caring but impetuous and rather too self-confident. Space cannot allow me to praise each actor, separately here because everyone's performance was so good but it would be wrong to not mention Mark Strong as a totally believable Mr Knightly and Samantha Morton as the pretty and indecisive Harriet. Of course, it would be impossible to avoid mentioning such a gifted actress as Prunella Scales (whatever part she undertakes); what a wonderful performance as the garrulous Miss Bates!
Disregard all other productions of Emma. Let Kate Beckinsale transport you to Jane Austen's world!
39 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Having seen and own both the Kate Beckinsale and Gwyneth Paltrow versions. I must say that I like them both and have seen them more then once.
This version has the Regency look and feel and I rather like Mark Strong performance of Mr Knightley. Andrew Davies has done a wonderful job on the screen play as he almost often does.
Anyone that enjoys Jane Austen will enjoy this production. A must have for anyones DVD collection.
This version has the Regency look and feel and I rather like Mark Strong performance of Mr Knightley. Andrew Davies has done a wonderful job on the screen play as he almost often does.
Anyone that enjoys Jane Austen will enjoy this production. A must have for anyones DVD collection.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Good Narrative shame about the film quality
Very disappointed with the quality of this dvd - the sound fades in and out and most of the interior shots seem to be predominantly brown. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Lindy
Emma
This version of Emma was great. Having listened to the story on my I Pod which I found interesting, I wanted to watch the film too and was not disappointed.
Published 1 month ago by Susan
Perfectly Charming
Emma is my favourite of the JS novels and tv film adaptations - the cast in this production is perfect - another great DVD most enjoyable and highly recommended
Published 2 months ago by Stormforce
Disappointing
I was looking forward to watching this after hearing so many good reports but how disappointing, I found I was urging it to finish. Read more
Published 8 months ago by lou
Classic film
Mark Strong and Kate Beckinsale act their socks off, in this, the best Emma of all. Mrs. Coldplay (Paltrow) didn't stand a chance against this one.
Published 8 months ago by L. B. Miller
Generally bland and unconvincing
For Emma fans, this version is worth watching for its fantastic portrayals of Mr. Woodhouse and, especially, Frank Churchill. Read more
Published 10 months ago by British Romanticist in Belgium
Adorable and faithful
Perfect adaptation, adorable and faithful to the novel. I'm not fond of Kate Beckinsale, but here she's a very good Emma, and Marc Strong-Mr Knightley is handsome and great as... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Jo
Enjoyable
Enjoyed watching this, Kate Beckinsale played a good part. Found it a little grainy in the picture quality, but that did not impact my enjoyement at all. Read more
Published 14 months ago by mumof2
Could be better
I have seen quite a few adaptations of Jane Austens books, but sorry to say this is not the best. I found only few roles that actually portrayed and interpreted their roles... Read more
Published 14 months ago by CustomerDK
Unfortunately, Universal isn't so universal. The DVD was supposed to...
The product was in good shape but unfortunately the Universal part of the deal wasn't so universal. It would not play on my DVD player as the region was not correct. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Ann
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