Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Inadvands Boring, over-political, tech fuzed mess

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Sanjeev Waters A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

sherryisidore I really loved it. I love all things Jane Austin. Watched this movie twice in one day. (Stuck at home. Bomb Cyclone.) So, I obviously don't claim to be a purist. It was just a good, entertaining series. There were just a couple of things that caught my eye while watching the series. But, there always are, aren't there? Like, how long was Amanda there? Did she wash her hair? ( Because if she was washing her hair, she had to be straightening it too. It looked pretty obviously kept up with modern tools. And lots of hairspray.) How in the world did Darcy go from hating her in one scene to being in love with her in another scene? Why was Wickham even allowed to step on the property at Pemberly? How did Elizabeth get a job as a nanny with no references at all? All, things that one thinks (or maybe just me) while watching the movie. But, it didn't spoil it for me at all. It was all good fun. I didn't take it so seriously. I don't think it's meant to be taken that way. If taken as it is, I am pretty sure most will enjoy this movie too!

cnycitylady "Lost in Austen" is not quite a retelling or a modern take on Austen's most famous work "Pride and Prejudice." It's a unique spin on the story through the eyes and experiences of a long time Austen fan Amanda Price (Jemima Rooper) who somehow enters a portal to the story and switches places with the lead--Elizabeth Bennett (Gemma Arterton). Every girl's dream right? well the dream quickly goes south as the story changes due to her presence. She soon finds that the characters are too much like how they were written or not at all how Austen intended them to be.The show is charming and fun. When the classic tale alters you're upset and amused watching all of the wild ways the characters could have developed and you wonder how Amanda will fix it. The only problem with the story is that Pride and Prejudice is so ingrained in our hearts and minds that you still kind of hope that Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett will end up together and it slightly takes away from your being able to enjoy the new romance story set before you. 7.4/10

Katherina_Minola Well! I can see why some Austen fans did not like this mini-series (four episodes), because it totally plays around with the storyline of one of Britain's best-loved books. Although I do love P&P, I did find this series amusing, and thought it was, in the main, cleverly done. Jemima Rooper plays Amanda, who captured that 'fish out of water' feeling very well. Elliot Cowan certainly looked perfect for Darcy, and portrayed Darcy's discomfort and awkwardness in social situations. Morven Christie and Tom Mison played Jane Bennet and Charles Bingley respectively – although in this series, Jane ends up married to the odious Mr Collins (much to Amanda's – and Jane's – horror), and both were very much how I imagined the characters to be. However, the stand-out turns for me were from Alex Kingston, who was brilliant as the fussy, silly Mrs Bennet, and Hugh Bonneville as her long-suffering and infinitely more sensible husband. Both of these brought a lot of humour to the series, with Kingston stealing most of her scenes. Gemma Arterton played Lizzie Bennet, but only appeared in two episodes of the series, and in one of those, her appearance was a brief one. It's a shame, because I could really see her as Lizzie, and did feel that I would have liked to have seen more of her coping in modern day London – which is where she is while Amanda is at the Bennets' house – somehow the lack of Lizzie in London feels like a missed opportunity.Chaos and laughter ensue as Darcy starts to fall for Amanda – as indeed does one other surprising character – and Wickham, far from being the dastardly charmer which he is in Austen's book, actually seems to be quite a lovely guy (helped by a charismatic performance from Tom Riley).I intended to watch one episode per week, but ended up watching the second, third and fourth episodes in one chunk, because I really wanted to see what happened. My only complaint is with the ending of the series. I won't say too much because to do so would be to give away big spoilers, but the final few minutes of the last episode did not turn out the way I either expected or wanted them to. But apart from that, the series was thoroughly entertaining, sweet, and funny. I would suggest that it is better to know the basic storyline of P&P before watching, because comparing what is supposed to happen, with what actually does happen, is part of the fun, but I would still say that it would be enjoyable to anyone who likes a bit of offbeat comedy.

Corona Laura This is one of those series that could count as a guilty pleasure. It tailors to the needs of young women that look for romance as it's written in Jane Austen novels. Of course, reality (and reality in Jane Austen's time) is quite different. The series is funny, sometimes over the top. Jemima Rooper (Amanda Price) plays a character you dislike a first. I simply couldn't believe she'd be the one to upend Elizabeth Bennet. That she'd be good enough to take her place. But then suddenly you end up wanting her to win Darcy's hart.If you can suspend your disbelief for a little bit, just sit back and enjoy the show.