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11/14/02
Emma (1996)
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Reviews Counted:41
Fresh:34
Rotten:7
Average Rating:7.1/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: This adaptation of the Jane Austen novel focuses on Emma, a meddling but well-meaning 21-year-old, who LOVES to play matchmaker. She's currently obsessed with finding the perfect man for her friend... [More]
Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Toni Collette, Alan Cumming, Jeremy Northam
Director: Douglas McGrath
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Reviews for Emma
Emma is delightful, a breezy romance comedy of complication and confusion, with Gwynneth Paltrow a winning delight as the titular Ms. Woodhouse, meddling in the romantic lives of her friends and associates.
11/07/02
Vivid cautionary tale for well-intentioned do-gooders.
08/28/02
It is Paltrow who brings this film to life.
06/05/02
Enjoy Emma, a bit of brightness in a summer of explosions.
04/17/02
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04/12/02
It's not difficult to enjoy the genteel amusements Emma provides even while wishing its virtues were less wholly on the surface.
02/14/01
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01/01/00
...as refreshing as strawberries and Devonshire cream...
01/01/00
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01/01/00
Despite my lack of Austen education, I found the film to be thoroughly engaging and surprisingly touching, so I can only imagine how pleased a true Austen-ite may be with Emma.
01/01/00
It is necessary to report that Paltrow is the biggest drawback of Douglas McGrath's Jane Austen adaptation Emma.
01/01/00
Douglas McGrath's new adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma has certainly captured its elegantly comic possibilities. nd much of the credit must go to McGrath's casting of the eminently luminous Gwyneth Paltrow as the title character.
01/01/00
Emma has all the misplaced seriousness of a documentary on genital warts.
01/01/00
The Jane Austen Machine keeps on chugging.
01/01/00
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01/01/00
Top CriticPaltrow is smashing.
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01/01/00
It's still fun, but we devotees of the novelist's dry, incisive social commentary will find the bright-hued farce a poor substitute...Nevertheless, Emma has much to recommend it, not the least of which is seeing a major actress in the making.
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