It is difficult to watch a movie based on a good book and not find it wanting.
Film is necessarily inferior to writing.
Yet, because of this art's lesser status, on should not be hypercritical of faithful attempts to bring great works to film, especially in an age where fewer and fewer read great books with any care, much less at all. Each has its charms and each, few weaknesses. If I were to recommend an order, it would be to see Sense and Sensibility first, then Persuasion . Sense and Sensibility is the most accessible because of the sheer loveliness of Taiwanese director Ang Lee's film. But Persuasion is the deeper of the two, and it takes some getting used to it.