Based on Karen Joy Fowler's 2004 best-seller about five women and one man who plumb their souls and polish up their love lives while reading Austen's novels, screenwriter Robin Swicord's directing debut is the very definition of the term "chick flick." But fine performances and smooth direction whip it into the cream of a frothy genre, a light diversion that touches on dark topics without trivializing them and never insults the viewer's intelligence.
Set in Sacramento, California, it begins as Jocelyn (Maria Bello) and Sylvia (Amy Brenneman), best friends since childhood, absorb a pair of devastating emotional wallops in rapid succession. Jocelyn, who gave u...
Released:
2007
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
106 mins