Protraph Lack of good storyline.

Breakinger A Brilliant Conflict

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Celia A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

sherryisidore I really loved it. I love all things Jane Austin. Watched this movie twice in one day. (Stuck at home. Bomb Cyclone.) So, I obviously don't claim to be a purist. It was just a good, entertaining series. There were just a couple of things that caught my eye while watching the series. But, there always are, aren't there? Like, how long was Amanda there? Did she wash her hair? ( Because if she was washing her hair, she had to be straightening it too. It looked pretty obviously kept up with modern tools. And lots of hairspray.) How in the world did Darcy go from hating her in one scene to being in love with her in another scene? Why was Wickham even allowed to step on the property at Pemberly? How did Elizabeth get a job as a nanny with no references at all? All, things that one thinks (or maybe just me) while watching the movie. But, it didn't spoil it for me at all. It was all good fun. I didn't take it so seriously. I don't think it's meant to be taken that way. If taken as it is, I am pretty sure most will enjoy this movie too!

ecogirlveghead I didn't make the mistake of reading reviews before watching this so I went in with no expectations. Before going any further I have to admit to having watched the 90's version of P & P and read the novel dozens of times. A true Austen freak, I am.Like other reviewers, at first I was offended by the crudeness and lack of tact displayed by the Amanda character when she entered the world of the novel. How dare any true Austen fan behave in a way that displays such ignorance of Lizzie's world? She should have fit right in. But then I realized the choice to NOT make Amanda a perfect Eliza Bennet clone made for a much more dynamic story and more amusing moments between the characters. Instead of giving her the perfect accent, the perfect deportment, and the perfect manners right from the start, it took her some time to fit in. Her clumsy manner and bluntness caused her to make some mistakes that would seem impossible for a true Austen fan but enabled unexpected twists and turns in the story. And its these twists and the what ifs that I loved. I loved that the wrong people fell in love. I love that everything she thought was supposed to happen didn't happen. If I wanted to watch a P & P imitation, I would just watch the real thing again. I found the movie Becoming Jane, which attempted to follow a truer Jane Austen style, to be a sappy and insipid imitation that was truly forgettable and predictable. No one else can do Jane Austen and Lost in Austen doesn't try to. Instead, its fun and impertinent in a way that I think Jane herself would appreciate.

johnwissinger It bothers me that someone thought they could improve on this story, and what came out was "Lost in Austen". I probably wouldn't be too upset if Darcy ended up with someone other than Elizabeth Bennett, as long as that woman were someone we liked just as much.The protagonist in this, Amanda Price, is pretty awful. She leaves a perfectly nice boyfriend back home to go running after Darcy, and then spends like 2 hours trying to pretend she DOESN'T like Darcy, but not before she makes out with Bingley, gets engaged to Collins, and pretty much ruins Jane and Charlotte's lives.OK, so she likes to get drunk, and maybe she's a little slutty. This would be fine if she directed it at Wickham, who actually likes sluts, but instead she refuses Wickham, messes around in everybody else's business and does more harm than good. You find yourself siding with the "villains" (Mrs. Bennett, Caroline Bingley, Lady Catherine) because it's completely reasonable that they should want Miss Price out of their lives and away from their men.Finally, she's able to almost (ALMOST) put things right and convince Lady Catherine to annul Jane's marriage to Mr. Collins. This is dependent on Amanda leaving their world forever. But, in the end, even though her modern boyfriend still seems pretty nice and even seems willing to forgive the fact that Amanda's been running around kissing other dudes and getting engaged to everything that breathes, Amanda decides to stay in the book world so she can marry Darcy (destroying his reputation and maybe his inheritance) and we're left wondering what that means for poor Jane. There's no way of knowing whether poor Charlotte is happy in Africa, or whether she'll return, but there's no reason she should, since in this version, Elizabeth Bennett totally abandons her friends and family in favor of jeans and cellphones.Then there's the silly way that characters just accept what's happening. Amanda shows a little disbelief, but apparently, no one else questions that Elizabeth Bennett, the FICTIONAL CHARACTER, has stepped out of some girl's shower and is walking around in the flesh. Amanda's boyfriend, and a girl named (of all things) Piranha, seem to go about the business of integrating Miss Bennett into 21st century life without batting an eye.On the other side, the way Amanda covers up being from the future is nothing short of ridiculous (supposed to funny?) and later in the show, Wickham randomly helps her hide her lies about where she's from, and they make up some stories about rich acquaintances in France. Everybody just kind of goes along with whatever bogus explanations Amanda provide, even though you'd think she would immediately get kicked out. It's like if you tried to sneak into the White House by saying you had a dozen roses for the First Lady, and they just waved you on in. I do understand that, in a show about people getting sucked into fictional worlds, we can't really complain about things being hard to believe, but it grinds my gears.All in all, a waste of three to four hours.

eor_1994 I found Lost in Austen just terrible. It made a mockery of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, which is one of my favorite books. I truly believe Jane would cry tears of anguish if she watched this. Any true fan of Jane Austen would absolutely HATE this mini series!!! If I had not read the book or watched the movie I probably would have liked it but that is not the case. I apologize if you feel differently but I just had to share my opinion. I had such high hopes for this mini series but was sadly disappointed. I don't want others to make the same mistake I did in watching this. But if you have not read Pride and Prejudice or you did not like it for some reason then you may like this.