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(1 - 31) of 31 OFCS Rating: 42% Rotten Page   1   B+ "It's a charming, peaceful picture; a perfect diversion for those who like their corsets tight and confining and their romance kept behind a fence of social judgment and impossible odds."   eFilmCritic.com   Brian Orndorf B- ". McAvoy shines in the role of a good-hearted rogue, and director Julian Jarrold ("Kinky Boots") depicts 18th-century England with a convincing less-is-more approach."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "The film's romantic conventions are not nearly so bright or inspiring as what Austen became, in her own words."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 71/100 "Neither the best nor the worst of the Jane Austen adaptations. However, nor is it likely to be remembered for very long after it passes across your eyes."   Apollo Guide   Dan Jardine 1/4 "...drops the ball almost immediately by emphasizing some seriously hackneyed plot twists and an overall atmosphere of predictability..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair C "The sole pleasure I got was in gazing at the fancy costumes and taking in the lush grounds of the snobby Lady Gresham's estate."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz "One can appreciate 'Becoming Jane' without knowing anything about the writings of Jane Austen or the speculation about her hidden life."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Donald J. Levit B- "Take Jane out of the equation -- replace her with any of your basic period-piece-romantic-costume-drama heroines -- and you're left with mere trifle."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider C "Inevitably exudes a kind of hand-me-down quality, the feeling of being a second-rate copy instead of a true original, at once too clever and not clever enough."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/5 "A totally enchanting costume drama about Jane Austen's yearning for love and a place in the literary world dominated by men."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 2.5/4 "Unfortunately, lead actress Anne Hathaway is not suited to the role. Her Jane doesn't seem like the main character in her own story."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/5 "An enjoyable appetizer, albeit for a meal that one could argue already has far too many courses."   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 2.5/4 "Unless you have something new to say don't say it all. Lesson learned from yet another Jane Austen re-tread that trots out its tired themes with 18th century goodness."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 3/4 "A charming period romance which casts Jane Austen as a budding young authoress stifled by the pride and prejudice of her time."   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito 6/10 "...there's a feeling with Becoming Jane that we have seen it all before.... Many times."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio 2/5 "An den to 'heis barethei [to story] tis alles ena ekatommyrio enniakosies peninta ennia hiliades triakosies eikosi dyo fores poy to 'heis ksanadei (i, an den to 'heis ksanadei), magkia soy kai kali diaskedasi, prodomenos de tha bgeis."   Movies for the Masses   Joseph Proimakis 3/5 "Becoming Jane takes a stab at being a historical romance in the vein of Shakespeare in Love, but something key is missing."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery B "...more 'chick flick' than recent Oscar-nom'ed Austen adaptations, but it's cut from more or less the same cloth, albeit less durable."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 2.5/4 "Hathaway and McAvoy bring some genuine, if discreet, sparks to their secret romance, but there's something fundamentally lifeless about director Julian Jarrold's shallow gloss on Pride and Prejudice."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh "[C]aptures both the aching romanticism and the cold, hard practicalities of Austen's fiction..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 2/4 "Fails to capture either the sprightly spirit and poignant pathos of its subject's famous works."   Mr. Brown's Movies   Michael Dequina 2.5/4 "The central idea in Becoming Jane is that "Pride and Prejudice" may have been autobiographical. Not a bad idea, except that the film plays more like a new adaptation of that book than as an outright examination of Austen's inspiration."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan 2/5 "Early on, a character remarks that "Wit is the most treacherous talent of all" and based on the evidence contained within, the minds behind "Becoming Jane" are among the least treacherous people that you are likely to meet."   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 2.5/5 "Another British writer is given the worthy cinematic treatment, complete with an American actress in the title role and sentiment that overwhelms what should be a gritty story."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline C "A dull exercise in deconstructing Jane Austen's life to provide a life experience basis for her novels."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten 6/10 "The squeaky clean love story of Jane Austen fails to make hay of either women's liberation or the miracle of creative writing, sticking to lush estates and courtly costume finery instead"   Monsters and Critics   Ron Wilkinson "Even though it looked great and was moderately engaging, something was also always missing."   Movie Views   Ryan Cracknell "Was Austen really a smarter, feistier Carrie Bradshaw in more sensible shoes, longing for love even as she failed to hang onto it? Becoming Jane would have been more honest if it had been called No Sex in the Country."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 5/10 "It's a bland, stilted, stuffy costume drama masquerading as a chick flick."   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger 4/10 "Jane Austen did not live the life of Elizabeth Bennett, but even if she had, there was no reason to be this bland in presenting it."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 31) of 31 OFCS Rating: 42% Rotten Page   1