Product: Becoming Jane [Blu-ray] (2007)
Rating: 4.0
Delightful, delectable - just like Austen!!
Becoming Jane - a film based on a speculation of a relationship Austen might have had with a rugged Irish law student. This film presents the half-fictional romance delightfully and stands strong among its Austen film predecessors. It has remarkable cinematography and this is dressed with witty and stimulating, Austen-deserving, dialogue - an almost perfect romantic comedy.James Mcavoy plays Tom Lefroy charmingly - he makes it very easy to believe that he would have won the heart of the spunky, intelligent, and innocent young Jane Austen. However, his counterpart, Anne Hathaway, is miscasted as Jane Austen. I hate to say this, as I am a fan of Anne Hathaway, but she is a glitch in this movie. Although her acting isn't unwatchable, it is only mediocre. Not only that, I can't see Jane Austen in her. Jane Austen is a British icon, Anne Hathaway is an American princess - and in this film, the princess is all I saw. This glitch aside, all other characters are quite impeccably casted and they all successfully bring the film to life.All in all, a delightful film for all and a special treat for Austen fans.