It's not the real deal, but this Regency-period English romance is an admirable imitation.
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The main plot revolves, of course, around marriage. As the film gets underway, the hottest bachelor on the scene is Jeremy Malcolm , who’s like “Pride and Prejudice’s” Mr. Darcy, but somehow less cuddly. Mr. Malcolm is known for being rich, well-born and kind of a jerk, as evidenced by the titular list he’s compiled — a compendium of all the qualities he deems necessary in a wife.
Filmmaker Emma Holly Jones’ feature debut began life as a self-published 2009 novel by Suzanne Allain, who wrote a full screenplay . Allain’s script makes a valiant effort at Regency humor but often falls flat by just being too mean. Barbs aren’t thinly veiled here; they’re naked. That means that when characters are being snappish, they lack the charm that should keep us rooting for them. Unfortunately, it’s Julia who falls victim to this most often.
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