Austenland is a romantic comedy about 30-something single Jane Hayes a seemingly normal young woman with a secret her obsession with Mr. Darcy-as played by Colin Firth in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice-is ruining her love life no real man can compare. But when she decides to spend her life savings on a trip to an English resort catering to Austen-crazed women Janes fantasies of meeting the perfect Regency-era gentleman suddenly become more real than she ever could have imagined.
Review
Who would vacation in the Bahamas when you could live the 1800 life of Pride and Predigest characters Apparently this Jane Austen fan will spend all her money living the experience straight from Austen's most classic books. From Jerusha Hess the co writer of Napoleon Dynamite (or should I say the wife of the director) the film begins with Jane (Keri Russell) a Jane Austen book lover watching classic romance movies and planning her weeklong trip adventure somewhere in the United Kingdom to live the Jane Austen life with handsome gentlemen romance and engagements. The only problem is when your fantasies become reality Jane finds love is not always the same way in the books. This movie seems to aim for the book lovers and those of us who are sick of women who dream of finding their Mr Darcy. The film moves fast and the audience does not get to know Russel's character except for the fact that she loves Jane Austen books. Still Hess does an excellent job creating a fun and adventurous comedy for us not to mention the performance of Jennifer Coolidge is fantastic.