Emma.

A visually lavish, well directed, and well acted film. Johnny Flynn excels as Mr Knightley, and Anya Taylor-Joy does a great job at portraying the fanciful, conceited, unlikable heroine that Austen always intended her to be. While it closely follows the source material, its quaint humour and exuberant tone give this 200 year old story a fresh coat. But it's the way De Wilde enhances all the unspoken subtext that makes this adaptation really stand out against its predecessors. Just over 2 hours long, some may find the film drags. But Austen and period fans will drink up every minute of this romantic, heart-warming drama.

Being honest I haven't read the book or really any of Jane Austen, but watching this with no prior knowledge or expectations I was still disappointed. I actually thought the trailer was more entertaining, having said that it is charmingly shot! The colouring, location and costumes were really well executed but overall it just wasn't as fun/quirky as I was hoping...bit of a snore really.

Played entirely as farce and driven by the most relentlessly histrionic and intrusive soundtrack, even Taylor-Joy's usual excellence disappears beneath the high-key pantomime direction. Glad to have paid only $7 to rent on Prime, but the film isn't worth even that. Atrocious.