I enjoyed this movie, as I believe many Pride and Prejudice fans will. Yes, they are unaware that they are living out the book while starring in a movie based on the book, but I found the modern take on the characters delightful. Spoilers following: Elizabeth documenting her feelings online while wrestling with moral issues is another way we get to take a look into her character. She is kind, humble, but also draws a line when her beliefs are tested. Darcy too sacrifices. He gives up a pivotal role for someone else. This in another way we are able to see the true kindness of his character. All in all, an excellent family movie with older children.

Wonderfully silly fun even for Austen diehards. Acknowledge that the book is sublime and that no visual transfer can ever come close to the subtleties of her writing, so take your curlers out you prim uptight would-be reviewers, loosen your corsets and relax with this riff on P&P, sit back and enjoy the film whatever its faults and omissions.

The premise held some promise: a backstage look at the making of a movie adaptation of Pride & Prejudice in which the interactions between the actors seem to mirror those depicted in the story. Unfortunately, the writing is terrible and the acting is even worse, so not one character comes across as believable or sympathetic (there are a couple of scenes where the lead actress seems so utterly dumb! And even when she is supposedly kind her behavior lacks any depth whatsoever). One hour in, I've been forcing myself to go on watching for at least half an hour, but I doubt very much that I'll make it to the end. If you ask me - save yourselves the trouble and give this one a miss.