Emma (PG, 125 minutes, now showing, 4 Stars ) is not just a hilarious film. This interpretation of the 1815 Jane Austen novel is also the best romantic comedy in a while.
Austenites beware, liberties have been taken with the text, but the updates are gentle and non-gratuitous.
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