Product: Becoming Jane [Blu-ray] (2007)
Rating: 1.0
Bottom line.....it's not a good film.
I adore Jane Austen and although her own personal story isn't as interesting as her books it still could have been enjoyable to watch and told better and then in this film.The first half of the movie is "barely tolerable". It makes you either want to turn off the TV or fall asleep. The second half picks up enough to at least be able to finish the movie, and the end is somewhat tear jerking. James McAvoy was the only thing I liked about it. He is definitely shines here.The reason I give it a one star:1. The director did a horrible job. It didn't feel professionally done, but more like a collage students first try in directing.2. The acting. Ann Hathaway is beautiful but not a great actress. I was really disappointed by her performance and everyone else's except for McAvoy.3. The music. It was uninspiring and barely noticeable.4. The costumes. They seemed to be made out of polyester and didn't always fit the period. They looked like they were from a costume shop.5. The dialog sucked. It was uninteresting and didn't seem to be from the period. Nothing like the dialog used by Austen in her books.6. The cinematography. They had the beautiful English countryside to work with and it looks like it was filmed in the back yard of a retirement home.The move wasn't at all charming like Austin's novels although that may not have been what they were going for. It didn't capture any cretin style. Not really a romance or a drama film. It was at times crude and vulgar which didn't seem to fit either. Like her parents "getting it on", I didn't need to see that! I would have rather seen a well done documentary of her life. Maybe they will remake it some day and hopefully next time due the story justice.