Product: Becoming Jane [Blu-ray] (2007)
Rating: 4.0
Sure to please Jane Austen fans
Jane Austen was a woman ahead of her time. She was independent and chose to work as an author, an unheard of concept at the time. Her own life revolved around the necessity of finding "a suitable match" which would assure her financial future, just as the characters in her book. It is easy to see the parallel between her own life as the daughter of parents with limited means, and many of the characters in her books. Anne Hathaway does a good job of portraying the unconventional Jane, and James McAvoy creates some sparks as the love of Jane's life. The supporting parts are well-played and the background of the English countryside is lovely.