Austenland is a guilty pleasure

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An "amusement" park set in the world of Jane Austen's novels...with people from Jane Austen's novels. Truly an amusing movie. And what a guilty pleasure it was!

So my movie-loving niece Bernice had been recommending dozens of feel-good movies for me to watch. This was one of those "nice" recs. I have put it in the back-burner thinking I don't exactly need a romantic movie to fill my nights at the moment. But, every night, it has kept on nagging and nagging me, and well, eventually I gave in. (Yes, I adore Pride and Prejudice.)

It was a delight to watch. Not exactly top-rated, it was a leave-your-brain-at-the-theater-door kind of movie. It is the kind that you watch if you just want to laugh and feel good, and not really burden your mind with intricate puzzles and plot twists to understand the story. It was exactly the kind of movie I needed.

The pretty Keri Russell plays the petite and smart Austen-obsessed heroine who, in fervent hopes of finding love, decides to visit this one-of-a-kind theme park set in the world of Jane Austen's books . JJ Feild plays the park's Mr. Darcy character. Everything is scripted and planned the moment guests don their historical costumes and immerse themselves in the 19th century vibe of the park. It has loads of laughs and some kilig moments here and there. There's also a love triangle, which is not really a love triangle. Complications arise when make-believe got mixed up with real life. Not exactly a good thing when it comes to matters of the heart, is it?




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