Persuasion

Persuasion

Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities. When Frederick Wentworth - the dashing one she once sent away - crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances.

  • Released:
  • Runtime: 120 minutes
  • Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • Stars: Dakota Johnson, Henry Golding, Cosmo Jarvis, Richard E. Grant, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Ben Bailey-Smith, Izuka Hoyle, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Nia Towle, Edward Bluemel, Lydia Rose Bewley, Yolanda Kettle, Jordan Long, Simon Paisley Day, Agni Scott, Stewart Scudamore, Eve Matheson, Gary Beadle, Afolabi Alli, Jenny Rainsford, Kate Ashcroft, Ali Ariaie, Janet Henfrey, Sophie Brooke
  • Director: Carrie Cracknell
 Comments
  • sofia36 - 23 May 2024
    Persuasion (2022) Netflix adaptation
    First impression: not as bad as I expected.

    But in all fairness that is because I expected it to be absolutely unwatchable.

    If you love the book you'll probably be annoyed watching this. If you are expecting a traditional classic adaptation you'll be disappointed. If you're expecting a completely modern adaptation you'll also be disappointed. This a weird hybrid of the two. If you can imagine a cross over between Bridgerton and Bridget Jones's Diary and you enjoy that sort of thing you might find this movie entertaining.

    I thought Dakota Johnson was great. She actually looks exactly like I imagined Anne Elliot.

    The production quality is quite good. There was a decent budget for set design and costumes. The cinematography is fantastic. The sound design is very good.

    Of course the tone of the film is not at all like the book. It's overly satirical and that choice is a bit bizarre.

    The actor playing captain W is the absolute worst- he has a permanent expression of boredom and confusion on his face in every scene. He also looks like he is nursing a bad hangover throughout the whole movie.
  • lisafordeay - 15 January 2024
    Not too bad.
    Persuasion is a 2022 period drama and it stars Dakota Johnson,Cosmo Jarvis,Richard E Grant and Henry Golding.

    The film follows Anne Elliot(Johnson sportingna rather convincing English accent),who is living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy.

    When Fredrick Wentworth(Jarvis) the dashing gently that Anne once sent away,crawls back into her life again, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listen to her heart when it comes to second chances. Will another dashing gent steal her heart?.

    Overall it wasn't as bad as people say it is. The costumes are good,the acting for the most part was decent,and the story felt like I was watching an episode of Downton Abbey. Dakota is like marmite,you either like her or loathe her. Henry was wasted as his only in the last 40 minutes in this film(as I loved him in Last Christmas as Tom Webster).