Gwyneth Paltrow,
Jeremy Northam,
Toni Collette,
Greta Scacchi,
Alan Cumming
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Based on the novel by Jane Austen (who in the '90s seemed to be in the running alongside William Shakespeare and Stephen King for the honors of most adapted author in Hollywood), this period romantic ... read more
Directed by: Douglas McGrath
Release Date: August 2, 1996
Keywords:
cute,
jane austen,
gwyneth paltrow,
jeremy northam,
toni collette,
Jane Austen ,
Gwyneth Paltrow ,
Jeremy Northam ,
Toni Collette
DVD Release Date: January 15, 2002
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September 9, 2010I don't know why everyone loves this movie I thought it was extremely boring.
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September 23, 2008Fairly faithful adaptation of the Jane Austen novel. Gwyneth Paltrow is adorable and Ewan McGregor sans ridiculous hair is kind of charming, so this should all make for quite a solid movie. But despite all this I was kind of bored. The problem is that the story wasn't all that gr... read more
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April 1, 2007gwyneth is good in this but it's the rest of the cast that really makes this a pleasure.
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November 18, 2010For some reason, when I first saw Emma I gave it two and a half stars but since then it has become one of my favorite movies. I am so glad that I gave it a second chance!
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April 23, 2011"Maybe it is our Imperfections that make us so wonderful for each other"
An interesting study of a young upper class woman Emma Woodhouse (Gwyneth Paltrow) whose position of privilege in English country society allows her to meddle in the private affairs of others! She tries t... read more -
October 18, 2009Not the most faithful-to-book Emma, but the highest production value, and a lot of fun! I found some of the casting quite strange, in particular Harriet and Jane Fairfax, and the ages of most of the cast were so off as to be distracting.
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August 3, 2007Like Pride and Prejudice, this took about a half hour for me to get into it. Jane Austin sometimes feels like a forgein language that I learned a long time ago but have forgotten most of, and struggle to pick out a few recognizeable words here and there. But there are some fun... read more
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October 27, 2009Emma was an adaptation of Jane Austen novel. I saw some of her other novels and I have to say she was such a good writer with good sense of humor. Emma was a fun movie with great dialog and good acting. Gwyneth, once again, amazing, like she was in Shakespeare.It was not such a d... read more
Critic Reviews
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times
February 14, 2001
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
It's not difficult to enjoy the genteel amusements Emma provides even while wishing its virtues were less wholly on the surface. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Gwyneth Paltrow sparkles in the title role, as young Miss Woodhouse, who wants to play God in her own little patch of England. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
[Paltrow] plays the title role in Emma with wit, timing and a to-the-manor-born graciousness...It's an intelligent performance from an actress everyone was ready to dismiss as a lightweight. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Mike Clark, USA Today
This is a better-looking movie than Sense and Sensibility and one as rich in characters.
January 1, 2000
Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle
Paltrow is smashing.
January 1, 2011
Ellen MacKay, Common Sense Media
Perfect for warmhearted family entertainment. Full Review
April 9, 2005
Laura Clifford, Reeling Reviews
This Emma is light, airy and modern -- surely Austen's funniest work. Full Review
December 6, 2004
Jeffrey Overstreet, Looking Closer
While Sense and Sensibility loves subtlety, silence, and space, and Persuasion loves realism, repression, and understatement, Emma loves its star Gwyneth Paltrow ... Full Review
May 31, 2004
Steven D. Greydanus, Decent Films Guide
McGrath pokes gentle fun at the over-refinements of privileged gentility, though not without enjoying its trappings and honoring its best aspirations. Full Review
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