Mansfield Park
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71 out of 100

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7.2 out of 10

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  • Starring: Frances O'Connor, Jonny Lee Miller
  • Summary: Rozema's progressive interpretation of Jane Austen's novel finds Fanny Price (O'Connor) as a poor relation who at the age of 12 is "rescued" to begin a life in Mansfield Park, the estate of her aunt's husband. Fanny's beauty and bold intelligence become apparent as she attracts suitors and becomes troubled by the class system and the fact that slavery was the source of much of the family's wealth.… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    This is an uncommonly intelligent film, smart and amusing too, and anyone who thinks it is not faithful to Austen doesn't know the author but only her plots.
  2. Time
    Reviewed by: Richard Schickel
    80
    Well acted, and it achieves a strong, smart, engaging life of its own.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    80
    Ms. Rozema has made a film whose satiric bite is sharper than that of the usual high-toned romantic costume drama.
  4. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    60
    An engaging bit of entertainment.

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    10
    Wonderful!

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