Best Hallmark can do.
If you are a Jane Austen fan, the plot should come as no surprise. I suppose, it's also true that if you are a Hallmark fan, the plot will still not be too great a surprise.
Having seen & loved most of the adaptations of Sense & Sensibility, my expectations weren't very high here. Between the most excellent BBC version and Emma Thompson/Ang Lee version, there is perfection.
This version wasn't perfect. It also wasn't horrible. The actors definitely hit all the right notes. I thought they did an excellent job with what they were given to work with in terms of script and direction.
The changes to the script seemed designed to make things different or fresh. Or, maybe the changes are just more appealing to the Hallmark audience. As an Austen fan, I felt they were unnecessary, but were not too distracting.
My only real complain, and the reason I couldn't justify rating it higher, was the direction. However, I suspect that was more of a Hallmark issue than anything else.
But overall, it was a perfectly fine adaptation. Certainly not the best, but not a terrible way to spend a couple of hours. And most definitely one of the better Hallmark - Austen "Janurary" movies of 2024.
Having seen & loved most of the adaptations of Sense & Sensibility, my expectations weren't very high here. Between the most excellent BBC version and Emma Thompson/Ang Lee version, there is perfection.
This version wasn't perfect. It also wasn't horrible. The actors definitely hit all the right notes. I thought they did an excellent job with what they were given to work with in terms of script and direction.
The changes to the script seemed designed to make things different or fresh. Or, maybe the changes are just more appealing to the Hallmark audience. As an Austen fan, I felt they were unnecessary, but were not too distracting.
My only real complain, and the reason I couldn't justify rating it higher, was the direction. However, I suspect that was more of a Hallmark issue than anything else.
But overall, it was a perfectly fine adaptation. Certainly not the best, but not a terrible way to spend a couple of hours. And most definitely one of the better Hallmark - Austen "Janurary" movies of 2024.
- sutj526
- Feb 24, 2024