Reviews of "Becoming Jane"

Here are some reviews from the 2007 film, "Becoming Jane". 


Roger Ebert said:
 "Becoming Jane" is a movie that every "Janeite" would want to see. "If the real Jane Austen has been tall like Anne Hathaway, the actress who played Jane who is 5'8", then she would have been considered an Amazon". He argues that Jane Austen looks more like Winona Rider. What Ebert is confused about is whether or not if Jane is becoming a woman or a novelist. Overall, the film was good like Austen's novels, according to Austen followers. Even though it was fiction, it was still good. The film made England so charming, inviting, and very green.  Rating: 3/4


Stephen Holden from New York Times said:
Jane is like a "modern chick-lit heroine", not wanting a guy who doesn't use his mind. Its doesn't matter if he is rich or poor, she is not interested in those men. She turns down a man who is rich and has inheritance. Tom Lefroy in the film is considered to be the real Mr. Darcy from the novel Pride and Prejudice. Director Julian Jarrold portrayed the women of England having limited choices or options of their own life. Becoming Jane had the best from Anne Hathaway, playing Jane in the film. 


Stephen Hunter from Washington Post said:
The movie was "earnest and not quite charmless". Hathaway, acted more pleasant than she was in "The Devil Wears Prada". The rest of the cast was very good in their roles. Hunter considers Jane and Tom as start-crossed lovers that are not corrupt but "too noble for happiness". 


1. Ebert, Roger. "Becoming Jane :: Rogerebert.com :: Reviews." Rogerebert.com :: Movie Reviews, Essays and the Movie Answer Man from Film Critic Roger Ebert. 3 Aug. 2007. Web. 24 Feb. 2011. <http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070802/REVIEWS/70710006>.

2. Holden, Stephen. "Movie Review - Becoming Jane - Our Wit-Lit Heroine Avoids Marrying a Juiceless Man - NYTimes.com." Movie Reviews, Showtimes and Trailers - Movies - New York Times - The New York Times. 24 Feb. 2011. Web. 24 Feb. 2011. <http://movies.nytimes.com/2007/08/03/movies/03jane.html>.

3. Hunter, Stephen. "Critic Review for Becoming Jane on Washingtonpost.com." Washington Post - Politics, National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - Washingtonpost.com. 3 Aug. 2007. Web. 24 Feb. 2011. <http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/becoming-jane,1135328/critic-review.html#reviewNum1>.