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Terrific in every way! Far superior to the new 2022 version. Find it and dwell in the real Austen for a while. True to plot, authentic emotion, fully fleshed characters, triumph of love over the oppressing 19th century female norms and lack of agency. And...outstanding musical score to boot. A real gem.

Watching this is strong motivation to go watch both the Sally Hawkins and Amanda Root versions of Persuasion. Both are superior in every way. They capture the human emotion, overbearing absence of women's agency, character development, language nuance, restrained intensity, plot tension, and pure romantic satisfaction of the novel.

This current adaptation is a wonderment for all the wrong reasons. Although stylishly intriguing and well acted, the intentional juxtapositions of contemporary and period elements and language, plot alterations and racial casting are both unrealistic and jarring. They say much more about the writer/director than anything else. Everything is given away to the viewer too early. Lost is the slow burn of dramatic tension and the ultimate "reveal".

Persuasion is literary genius, a particular trip, a specific destination. This 202/ version takes it way off course.

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