Cinema and Popcorn

Genre: Drama; Comedy. Director: Georgia Oakley Writer: Diana Reid Starring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Esmé Creed-Miles, George MacKay, Caitriona Balfe, Herbert Nordrum, Fiona Shaw and Bodhi Rae Breathnach Bringing a new adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility to the big screen after Ang Lee's take on that novel is a risky thing to do (considering Lee's film ranks high in most people's consideration), but Georgia Oakley succeeds thanks to a less polished take on the Dashwood sisters tale: what Ang Lee crafs in sense, Georgia Oakley crafts in sensibility here! This is a movie meant for passionate yearners and it's a rare period movie that gives a refreshing new touch in order to meet the audiences and still honors the source material without losing its essence. These kind of stories always feel different when they are approached by a sensitive female hand and this Sense and Sensibility is a tale of girlhood, with the central focus being the sisterly love betw...