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Persuasion

  • 2022
  • PG
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
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Dakota Johnson and Cosmo Jarvis in Persuasion (2022)
Eight years after Anne Elliot was persuaded not to marry a dashing man of humble origins, they meet again. Will she seize her second chance at true love?
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Eight years after Anne Elliot was persuaded not to marry a dashing man of humble origins, they meet again. Will she seize her second chance at true love?Eight years after Anne Elliot was persuaded not to marry a dashing man of humble origins, they meet again. Will she seize her second chance at true love?Eight years after Anne Elliot was persuaded not to marry a dashing man of humble origins, they meet again. Will she seize her second chance at true love?

  • Director
    • Carrie Cracknell
  • Writers
    • Ron Bass
    • Alice Victoria Winslow
    • Jane Austen
  • Stars
    • Richard E. Grant
    • Henry Golding
    • Ben Bailey Smith
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    38K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,381
    144
    • Director
      • Carrie Cracknell
    • Writers
      • Ron Bass
      • Alice Victoria Winslow
      • Jane Austen
    • Stars
      • Richard E. Grant
      • Henry Golding
      • Ben Bailey Smith
    • 782User reviews
    • 96Critic reviews
    • 42Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Richard E. Grant
    Richard E. Grant
    • Sir Walter Elliot
    Henry Golding
    Henry Golding
    • Mr. Elliot
    Ben Bailey Smith
    Ben Bailey Smith
    • Charles Musgrove
    • (as Ben Bailey-Smith)
    Yolanda Kettle
    Yolanda Kettle
    • Elizabeth Elliot
    Dakota Johnson
    Dakota Johnson
    • Anne Elliot
    Cosmo Jarvis
    Cosmo Jarvis
    • Wentworth
    Jordan Long
    Jordan Long
    • Debt Collector
    Simon Paisley Day
    Simon Paisley Day
    • Mr Shepherd
    Nikki Amuka-Bird
    Nikki Amuka-Bird
    • Lady Russell
    Lydia Rose Bewley
    Lydia Rose Bewley
    • Penelope Clay
    Agni Scott
    Agni Scott
    • Mrs Croft
    Stewart Scudamore
    Stewart Scudamore
    • Admiral Croft
    Mia McKenna-Bruce
    Mia McKenna-Bruce
    • Mary Musgrove
    Nia Towle
    Nia Towle
    • Louisa Musgrove
    Izuka Hoyle
    Izuka Hoyle
    • Henrietta Musgrove
    Hardy Yusuf
    Hardy Yusuf
    • Little Charles Musgrove
    Jake Siame
    • James Musgrove
    Eve Matheson
    • Mrs Musgrove
    • Director
      • Carrie Cracknell
    • Writers
      • Ron Bass
      • Alice Victoria Winslow
      • Jane Austen
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    3cgvsluis

    I couldn't be more disappointed.

    I am a huge Jane Austen fan. Pride and Prejudice is my favorite (I am team Darcy all the way), but Persuasion may be my second favorite of her novels. I like the more mature story of a second chance romance...and the letter, often touted as the most romantic letter in literary history, is truly sigh worthy. I absolutely loved the 2007 BBC production starring Sally Hawkins, Rupert Penny-Jones, Anthony Head and Alice Kridge. That film really brought the story to life, building drama and tension that crests in the actual letter. Completely the opposite of this film.

    I really like Dakota Johnson and Henry Golding and, as mentioned, I love the source material...so I can honestly say I was very excited to see this film in the works and I was eagerly anticipating it's release. I was there at the stroke of midnight to watch and grew more and more dissatisfied as the film went on.

    It's like the story received a Bridgerton-lite filter and not just modernized twists but a true dilution of the source material.

    The film starts with our protagonist, Anne Elliot, speaking to the audience...which she proceeds to do through the entire film...and not in a writing in her journal or thinking kind of way, but full on looking at and speaking to the audience. I imagine they thought it was funny. I could handle it at the start for the set-up, but then it really just started to take you out of the story, serving more as a distraction than a storytelling aid.

    I was very disturbed that they turned Anne into a lush...her only pleasure seems to be drinking and she does it heavily throughout the film...including straight from the bottle. If you read the novel, this seems horribly out of character...which in the source material is above reproach.

    The cast is given a multi-ethnic approach, similar in it's period inaccuracy as Bridgerton. It also gets a modern approach to sexuality as at one point it is alluded to that Lady Russell goes on European tours to have dalliances with men...something she and a young lady like Anne would never, ever have spoken about in reality.

    There is an added feminist twist to the story (one that Austen didn't proved), Wentworth apologizes to Anne for her not being able to be in the navy and when Luisa and Anne discuss Wentworth's qualities...him listening to women is touted as a virtue. Fairly certain neither appear in the source material and seemed time period inappropriate.

    Then there is Mr. Elliot and Anne's straightforward banter, again highly inappropriate and inaccurate.

    Now for the story and it's changes...it was very strange to have Captain Wentworth telling Anne about how as an Admiral he would think "what would Anne do" and that's what he would do...how she is calm in a crisis, etc....and all of this before Luisa hits her head. It's like they didn't the audience was smart enough to glean that from her actions in the moment...which happens later (while watching, I though are they going to skip the real scene altogether and just have his words suffice? But no then they go on to show the injury scene!?!?!?) Also having Captain Wentworth telling Anne that there is an understanding that he didn't mean...changes his character. He truly didn't know that his actions toward Luisa could be misconstrued as more serious...something he never intended as the final letter clears up for anyone in doubt. Then there is the final letter (which is pretty perfect as is)...it ends up being a badly paraphrased and watered down version that contains absolutely no angst or love at all. Of course it didn't help that absolutely no tension or drama was built up at this point.

    Add in some additional period inaccuracies like resin jewelry, pierced earrings, small bust above the front door and inappropriate clasps...the details might have been an indication of the lack of attention this film was going to show.

    I did like the white and black pet rabbit, interesting touch that I didn't hate and Cosmo Jarvis was a bit of a sleeper surprise that I didn't hate in his role as Captain Wentworth.

    I rarely ever recommend a different film, but I feel I really have to in this case. Please watch the 2007 BBC production of Persuasion instead of this film, it is a million times better.

    Very disappointed.
    5pienpouwels

    Far From Persuading

    If you separate this adaptation from the book, it is a sufficient watch. However, considering what masterpiece it is based on, I'm sure Jane Austen is turning in her grave.

    The story isn't anything like the Persuasion we know and love, it is trying too hard to be like Bridgerton, to be relevant and have modern touches. Some of the most beloved and iconic lines have been downgraded to weak decoctions. There is hardly any character development. In fact, the only character that I thought wasn't utterly flat was Mary. The cast is excellent but the script is beyond words... and not in the positive sense. For Anne to constantly be breaking the fourth wall was an excruciatingly bad decision. All in all, a painful adaptation that can surely only be enjoyed by viewers who aren't familiar with the work of Jane Austen.
    biroslava

    Netflix, please stop

    Netflix, please stop ruining our favourite books. Just stick with original screenplay and stories when creating new shows. I hated every minute of this version of Persuasion, I can't even start to list all the things wrong with that movie.
    5Dillydaydream

    Very disappointing

    As someone who counts Persuasion as a favourite book I found this so far removed from Jane Austen's original. On the plus side I liked Dakota Johnson's Ann and quite enjoyed the way she talked to the audience.

    I didn't enjoy her being turned into a lush. The actor who played Wentworth was awful- instead of an heroic, handsome character he came across as a real drip and looked scruffy all the way through. In fact there was far more chemistry between Ann and Mr Elliot and in this version they looked a better match. There were some good comic moments with Ann's dreadful family,

    In an earlier film or tv version of Persuasion the drama built up so well that you really wanted Ann to catch him up at the end- in this version I couldn't have cared who she ended up with.

    This was such a disappointment.
    7molldollnd

    I Enjoyed It

    I don't understand all the hate. Does it follow Jane Austen's novel to the letter? No. However, I don't mind. I think this new take is funny, fresh and it made my heart flutter. I enjoyed it.

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    • Trivia
      Henry Golding & Cosmo Jarvis's Costumes Reflected Their Personalities. Wentworth's minimalist closet allowed him to "fit in" without making a big fashion statement, while Golding's performance demanded a "sort of a swagger," so beautifully fitted dark dusters and frock coats were made to emphasize his "brilliant confidence."
    • Goofs
      The look and words Mr. Elliot has with Captain Wentworth during their first encounter on top of the cliffs would had been considered quite an insult for the time period. Common courtesy would have dictated an immediate apology, followed by a written one. Otherwise, such an exchange would have sparked a duel..
    • Quotes

      Sir Walter Elliot: What use is a title if you have to earn it? What use is anything if you have to earn it?

    • Connections
      Referenced in Amanda the Jedi Show: 'THE GRAY MAN' Netflix's new Mediocre Action Universe: Explained (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      Quietly Yours
      Written by Birdy (as Jasmine Van Den Bogaerde)

      Performed by Birdy

      Produced by Rich Cooper

      Strings Arranged by Jordan Lehning

      Courtesy of Warner Music UK Ltd

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    • Release date
      • July 15, 2022 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Netflix
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Persuasión
    • Filming locations
      • Bath, England, UK(Exterior scenes)
    • Production companies
      • Mad Chance
      • Bisous Pictures
      • Fourth & Twenty Eight Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.1 : 1

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