
Austenland is a romantic comedy about 30-something, single Jane Hayes, a seemingly normal young woman with a secret: her obsession with Mr. Darcy-as played by Colin Firth in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice-is ruining her love life; no real man can compare. But when she decides to spend her life savings on a trip to an English resort catering to Austen-crazed women, Jane's fantasies of meeting the perfect Regency-era gentleman suddenly become more real than she ever ... (Full plot summary below)
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Austenland is a romantic comedy about 30-something, single Jane Hayes, a seemingly normal young woman with a secret: her obsession with Mr. Darcy-as played by Colin Firth in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice-is ruining her love life; no real man can compare. But when she decides to spend her life savings on a trip to an English resort catering to Austen-crazed women, Jane's fantasies of meeting the perfect Regency-era gentleman suddenly become more real than she ever could have imagined.
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| Sacramento BeeCarla MeyerAustenland needs lessons on how a proper spoof should behave. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekA broad, witless romantic comedy...a would-be homage that lacks both common sense and an appropriate sensibility. |
| Orange County RegisterMichael SragowIt's a piquant idea, but the execution is intolerably clumsy. |
| HitFixGregory EllwoodHess isn't breaking any ground here. Austenland is a crowd-pleaser with a smart script and a cast that appears to be having a jolly ol' time |
| Killer Movie ReviewsAndrea Chaseas charming, as sophisticated, and as cunning as any comedy (or tragedy) of manners concocted by the divine Jane Austen herself |
| Madison MovieRob ThomasDiehard Jane Austen fans might see "Austenland" as something of an abomination. Lighten up, Darcy. |
| Seattle TimesMoira MacDonaldA wan comedy aimed squarely at whoever it is who buys all those "Austen-inspired" books cluttering up the publishing world. |
| Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlThe ending is a bit of an audience-pleasing cop-out, a retreat into formula after 80 minutes or so of upending it. But those upendings are memorable, the cast dishy fun, and Jerusha Hess and Shannon Hale's breeze of a script (based on Hale's novel) is smart about the allure of fictional romances. |
| TheMovieReport.comMichael DequinaThe hook consistently gives the whole film a most welcome dose of knowingly cheeky and absurdist humor, lending a most distinctive personality to the more conventional genre formula. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeA reasonably successful, entertaining and genial spoof. |