When Henry Dashwood dies unexpectedly, his estate must pass on by law to his son from his first marriage, John and wife Fanny. But these circumstances leave Mr. Dashwood's current wife, and daughters Elinor, Marianne and Margaret, without a home and with barely enough money to live on. Though John and Fanny inherit the family's vast estate, it is Fanny's shy, charming brother Edward who captures Elinor's heart. But before Elinor and Edward have a chance to express their tentative feelings for each other, Fanny contrives an excuse to send Edward off to London. Marianne, meanwhile, becomes swept... up in a passionate affair with the dashing Willoughby, a very public romance conducted with so little prudence by Marianne that it earns her sister's disapproval. As Elinor and Marianne struggle to find romantic fulfillment in a society obsessed with financial and social status, they must learn to mix sense with sensibility in their dealings with both money and men.
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Sense and Sensibility Kate Winslet, Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman are among a star-filled British cast in Ang Lee's Oscar-winning adaptation of the classic novel from Jane Austen
When Taiwanese director Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) began working with this quintessentially British cast he could barely string an English sentence together. However the result - like Eat, Drink, Man, Woman which came before, and The Ice Storm which came after - displays an acute sensitivity to mores, morals, customs and language, and benefits from a sharp, dryly comic script by Emma Thompson. (She won an Oscar in her capacity as screenwriter).
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This is essentially an Emma Thompson film; she wrote the script and plays one of the key characters. She does look a little old for the part whereas Kate Winslet looks just right. However, Emma Thompson has a fine touch with the dialogue and, anyway, she is a good actress with one of the friendliest faces in movies. Alan Rickman is simply excellent; he improves virtually any movie he's in. Hugh Grant is good without making a lasting impression - he's only on screen a short time compared to the others. The locations are good and overall you are likely to enjoy this film.
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One word: BORING. Usually I do like Jane Austin stories. But this movie in particular was really slow and boring. On the other hand Pride and Prejudice and the Jane Austin Book club were a hundred times better.
