I Blame Jane!

For those of you who don't already know, I am a HUGE Jane Austen fanatic. That's why I was so excited when I heard Miramax Films was making a motion picture based on Jane Austen's life (Becoming Jane).

While the film was marvelously cast, with Anne Hathaway as Jane and
James Mcavoy as Tom Lefroy, I would not say it is appropriate for families to watch together. Very few things that happened in the movie actually occurred in Jane's life, but I was pleased to see nods towards her six novels (Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park, and Persuasion) tucked into the film. The costumes and scenery were also beautiful and accurate to the 19th century time period.

All in all, a good film for adults.