10s Movie Review - Austenland

Director: Jerusha Hess
Genre: Comedy/ Romance
Runtime: 93 minutes
Year: 2013
Starring: Keri Russell, JJ Feild, Bret McKenzie, Jennifer Coolidge, James Callis, Jane Seymour, Georgie King, Ruper Vansittart

Description: Obsessed with “Pride and Prejudice”, Jane (Keri Russell) travels to a Jane Austen theme park in search for her perfect gentleman. 

 
Review: Jane Hayes is obsessed with Jane Austen’s books and lives her her head mostly in the Regency era. This seriously interferes with her love life. She therefore decides to use all her savings for a trip to Austenland, an English resort where lovers of Jane Austen are completely immersed in Regency-era life. Here she hopes to finally feel like the heroine of her own story and be able to take her life into her own hands. When she arrives, she meets the eccentric Elizabeth Charming and the perfect Lady Amelia Heartwright. Jane is also charmed by servant Martin and impressed by Henry Nobley. Austenand proves to be a tricky place to fall in love, however, because where does fantasy end and reality begin?
“Austenland” is a romantic comedy with over-the-top acting, sugar sweet romance and a wonderful, extravagant setting. The story only has little depth and you barely get to know the characters. It has some funny situations and it’s quite surprising who Jane eventually ends up with. But overall, “Austenland” is yet another romcom that didn’t manage to charm me enough.

Rating: 2,5/ 5