Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Stars	User	Rating
2	eCitizen	92 _94th
This story has been told many times, but with this version you get the pleasure of the amazing Emma Thompson and the wonderful Kate Winslet. Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman were acceptable. Greg Wise was also entertaining despite his caddy role. A lovely production that gives a rich look into the privileged and cloistered lives from a bygone era. Hugh Laurie and Imelda Staunton were also amusing in their odd roles.
1	Magb	85 _73rd
This is my first exposure to both Ang Lee and Jane Austen, so I'm not sure who should get credit for what. Emma Thompson wrote the screenplay, and as I understand it follows the source material closely. So I guess I'll credit Lee for the lush imagery and Austen for the surprisingly witty dialgoue and the humorous, if rather contrived, plot. I'll also give credit to the actors. Hugh Grant can't help but be a bit of a distraction no matter where he turns up, but he wasn't bad.
1	TheDiceman	60 _62nd
Quality.
1	citysqwirl	94 _98th
Gorgeous! Stunningly filmed, wonderfully acted, and deeply felt. Emma Thompson adapted the novel perfectly, Ang Lee brought out lovely nuances, and Emma also manages to release one of the best emotional explosions any actress has ever evoked. Did I already say gorgeous?
1	cowfrappe	54 _21st
Winslet and Thompson give excellent performances, but the film is rather dry.
1	Spunkie	65 _76th
As good as an Austen adaptation gets. Lee's effort is top-notch on this one, it's a delight to watch, however I basically despise Austen's sensibilities.
1	Classicista	80 _87th
I have two X chromosomes, it's nearly impossible for me to not like this movie.
1	chakravo	95 _92nd
I've seen this a million times and I loooooove it. Give me a repressed Brit any day.
1	paulofilmo	75 _94th
Ahh, the woes of almost not being wealthy and cultured.
1	amade	95 _85th
Ang Lee's Georgian England is simply beautiful. Emma Thomson's script adaptation is a great example of the craft and the acting - who could forget Hugh Laurie's morose and acerbic Mr. Palmer.
1	TV+Film-Hub	5 _28th
Dull as a two-by-four!
1	Garlonuss	85 _75th
A very wonderful adaptation of Austin's book. Emma Thompson is great, but I just love Alan Rickman.
1	SirRobbie	80 _81st
Emma Thompson fills this beautiful film, turning it to an even greater one. A movie which gives me true and wonderful joy. [2nd viewing] Even though I still like the performances (Winslet was better than I remembered), the production values weren't as good as Lee's later work. I just didn't "feel" it this time around. Who knows, maybe after revisiting it again, I'll love it again.
1	Cinema_Asia	75 _71st
I can appreciate the work Lee put in crafting a convincing adaptation of Austen's work but the story was tedious. I suppose you have to be an Austen fan to enjoy "romantic" tales of vainglorious idle rich anglos living off various inherited estates. The intent was to be whimsical and romantic but on deeper examination you can't help but feel a bit repulsed at the characters and the era they represent. There was a lack of any deeper engagement on a social or historical level.
1	Rufam	80 _85th
"Sense and Sensibility" is a handsome, elegant and thoroughly engrossing old-fashioned melodrama, directed with finesse by Ang Lee and written perfectly for the screen by Emma Thompson. The characters are interesting, the dialogue witty, the balance between sense and sensibility handled perfectly and the whole aura extremely British. A dream cast delivers a line of flawless performances, down to the smallest part, lead by the staggering Thompson and supported well by Winslet and Rickman.
1	burkayadalig	92 _92nd
a very handsome movie indeed...
1	Tony Irwin	94 _91st
Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman get two of the best entrances in cinema history and roll out some wonderful leading man schtick, but the movie belongs to Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet who find a way to make two female archetypes seem completely sympathetic and believable. Director Ang Lee finds the quiet wit and absurdity in every scene, but deep emotion too - I was in tears by the end of it. Love and money can bring complicated misery, no matter what era you live in!
1	alwayssummer	83 _78th
Classic story well told. If you like Jane Austen you'll like the film.

Average Percentile 62.29% from 2095 Ratings