the supporting cast is funny with Bebe Neuwirth stealing every scene she's in. I'd buy this on digital when it comes out; It's a charming new take on a classic story
the stakes are low and the perkiness high in this unconvincing attempt to root 'Persuasion' in a world of champagne and social media; Alex Appel and Jonathan Lisecki's film is both too innocuous and too flatly imagined to stir much feeling either way
a bland Austen modernization; although the filmmakers do get a nod for featuring a diverse cast, the movie itself lacks the emotional gravity of previous adaptations