Storyline
Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are utterly wrong for each other. Despite her interest in romance, Emma is clueless about her own feelings, and her relationship with gentle Mr. Knightly.
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Cast
Gwyneth Paltrow, Kathleen Byron, Phyllida Law, Alan Cumming, James Cosmo, Polly Walker, Toni Collette, Sophie Thompson, Ewan McGregor, Juliet Stevenson, Edward Woodall, Jeremy Northam, Lee Boardman, Greta Scacchi, Brian Capron, Ruth Jones, Denys Hawthorne, John Franklyn-Robbins, Karen Westwood, Rebecca Craig, Angela Down
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Reviews
89
Despite my lack of Austen education, I found the film to be thoroughly engaging and surprisingly touching, so I can only imagine how pleased a true Austen-ite may be with Emma.
88
McGrath's script is faithful: fierce when it needs to be and devilishly funny.
80
The New York Times
Gwyneth Paltrow makes a resplendent Emma, gliding through the film with an elegance and patrician wit that bring the young Katharine Hepburn to mind.
75
Yet in its high spirits and wicked good humor, Emma is a delightful film--second only to "Persuasion" among the modern Austen movies, and funnier, if not so insightful.
75
ReelViews
Emma lacks the depth of passion present in the other Austen films, but, in large part because it's trying for something lighter and breezier, it's still fun.
