"Emma.": Movie Review
Designed with impeccable lavish, "Emma." lacks the heart and soul that Jane Austen intended for her 1816 novel. Stunning costuming and camera work aside, "Emma." is as unamusing as it is underdeveloped.
Emma Woodhouse (Anya Taylor-Joy) is a true sampling of the 1800's English royalty. Her meandering life and exquisite lifestyle soon turn into fiddling with her friend's love lives.
Peculiar music choices and a suboptimal script by Eleanor Catton barely keep this crashing ship afloat. Director Autumn de Wilde has an eye for the ambitious but falls considerably short in her execution, even with her wickedly winsome photography skills.
With a long list of unlikeable characters and a narrative that cements itself with nonsensical plot elements, "Emma." is very close to being a trainwreck.
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