“Jane Austen is the perfect antidote to life,” Bernadette (Kathy Baker) says of their endeavor to read all six Jane Austen’s novels. [Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, Northanger Abbey, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, and Mansfield Park)
Her friends need it. Jocelyn (Maria Bello) lost her beloved dog. Sylvia (Amy Brennamen) loses her husband of 20 years to another woman. Prudie (Emily Blunt) is a french teacher, who is unhappily married to a man who cancels their trip to Paris to take clients to an NBA game. Grigg, the token male, is in love with Jocelyn, who tries to set him up iwth Sylvia. Allegra (Maggie Grace), Sylvia’s daughter, the quick to love, youthful lesbian rounds out the group.
Each member of the group picks a novel and hosts the group once a month. Soon their lives begin to parallel the novel they pick. Let the chaos, misunderstandings, heartaches and crisis begin.
Adopted from Karen Fowler’s book of the same name this movie is a chick flick. It is full of wry observations, albeit a little obvious, quick wit and the things that bond women together -good conversation, good food and drama.
It was a fun movie I got to see with my roomie Tina. It helped cleanse some of the love gunk left over from Feast of Love last week. The characters in this film realize love takes work, requires commitment and that it is what makes us sane and crazy at the same time.
I need to go re-read the books now.
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