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Persuasion's best people are the worst

All is not completely lost in the Netflix adaptation, thanks to some unlikable minor roles

Salon · Jul 24, 2022

A broken love

Jane Austen, regarded as one of the first rom-com authors, has had another classic adapted for the big screen again in Persuasion, a new period drama starring Dakota Johnson (Fifty Shades Of Grey) as an 1800s woman with modern sensibilities who has a second chance to reconnect with the love…

Bangkok Post · Jul 21, 2022

Persuasion: Costume designer reveals why Dakota Johnson’s input was ‘vital’

As Dakota Johnson appears in the new Jane Austen adaptation, Lorelei Marfil speaks to the film’s costume designer about the input the star had on the outfits and the problem Brexit posed to the film’s top hats

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2022

‘Persuasion’: Breezy romance updates Jane Austen novel with modern language and rhythms

Likable Dakota Johnson stars as the 19th century heroine reunited with the suitor she jilted.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 13, 2022

Persuasion film review: Just so tame

Modern Austen adaptations have done justice to the author’s wit. This one, not so much

Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2022