At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

I didn't make the mistake of reading reviews before watching this so I went in with no expectations. Before going any further I have to admit to having watched the 90's version of P & P and read the novel dozens of times. A true Austen freak, I am.Like other reviewers, at first I was offended by the crudeness and lack of tact displayed by the Amanda character when she entered the world of the novel. How dare any true Austen fan behave in a way that displays such ignorance of Lizzie's world? She should have fit right in. But then I realized the choice to NOT make Amanda a perfect Eliza Bennet clone made for a much more dynamic story and more amusing moments between the characters. Instead of giving her the perfect accent, the perfect deportment, and the perfect manners right from the start, it took her some time to fit in. Her clumsy manner and bluntness caused her to make some mistakes that would seem impossible for a true Austen fan but enabled unexpected twists and turns in the story. And its these twists and the what ifs that I loved. I loved that the wrong people fell in love. I love that everything she thought was supposed to happen didn't happen. If I wanted to watch a P & P imitation, I would just watch the real thing again. I found the movie Becoming Jane, which attempted to follow a truer Jane Austen style, to be a sappy and insipid imitation that was truly forgettable and predictable. No one else can do Jane Austen and Lost in Austen doesn't try to. Instead, its fun and impertinent in a way that I think Jane herself would appreciate.

This is one of those series that could count as a guilty pleasure. It tailors to the needs of young women that look for romance as it's written in Jane Austen novels. Of course, reality (and reality in Jane Austen's time) is quite different. The series is funny, sometimes over the top. Jemima Rooper (Amanda Price) plays a character you dislike a first. I simply couldn't believe she'd be the one to upend Elizabeth Bennet. That she'd be good enough to take her place. But then suddenly you end up wanting her to win Darcy's hart.If you can suspend your disbelief for a little bit, just sit back and enjoy the show.

I was so in love with this TV-series that I watched it five times already and that is unusual of me.First things first, you get a lot of visual gorgeousness! Absolutely amazing atmospheric settings, it just can't get any better in my opinion! The buildings, the interiors and most importantly the light!... It travels you to this intentionally fantastic world, that imagined past that all romantics dream about. Top that with beautiful talented actors that show off their characters so well and you see why this can get addictive! A few words about our romance story: delicious, moving, jealousy worthy ... but I have to admit it does seem a bit forced. Amanda Price is indeed lovable for her humanity and sincerity. On the other hand she does not fit in the idle society of the conceited aristocracy whose manners reveal pure courteous deceit. She does not know neither wants to be diplomatic and causes all kinds of blunders. Darcy appreciates that honorable quality of speaking the truth above all odds and gets to love her for that but... that is not apparent throughout the episodes. At some point he really doesn't like her and has reason to. His subsequent 180 degrees change of heart is not that believable even for his context. Could Amanda really inspire such a passion? Honestly I don't think so. But it sort of works... Even in the beginning her short-term fancy with the very handsome Mr Bingley that is very soon forgotten and resolves into the great love story between him and Jane... is not all that believable is it?...Of course there is humor and parody every step of the way. The reason for that is very clear: this is NOT Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice! That's why it let down so many people. This is Lost in Austen and as the title implies it is the story of the reader's adventure into the world of their favorite book, of their personal, intimate relationship with that world... The text is there, but we as readers do more than just acknowledge it. We live with it, in it, we "touch" it, we let our fantasies roam and so these characters can come alive... Through us and our imagination. This is what it is about, therefore I suggest you leave the "real" Darcy and the "real" Elisabeth aside when criticizing this series and just enjoy a fun, adventurous, gorgeous love story! There are as I said shortcomings. But all in all it is very enjoyable to watch! Well done to the crew and the actors!

Amanda Price (Jemima Rooper) is a typical British twenty-something. She has a steady but unimaginative boyfriend and an it-pays-my-bills kind of job. But, what she really longs for is a great love and a worthwhile life, like the one of her most admired heroine, Elizabeth Bennett of the fictional Pride and Prejudice. She deeply loves Jane Austen, Mr. Darcy and the Georgian manners of 200 years hence. So, one day, after she receives the most unsophisticated of marriage proposals from her fellow, she retreats to her room to think. There, unbelievably, is Miss Lizzie Bennett herself, who leads Amanda through a wardrobe and into the gardens of Longbourne, home to the Bennetts. Once there, Lizzie closes the door and there is no going back. Now, Amanda is living with the other four Bennett daughters and Lizzie is in 21st century London. As it appears, Mr. Bingley has just moved into Netherfield Hall with his sister, Caroline and Mr. Darcy, mimicking the start of the novel. Therefore, Amanda is confident that she will be privy to her favorite book's events. Not so! Her arrival as an outsider seems to work havoc, for Mr. Bingley seems more interested in Amanda than in Jane Bennett, his future fiancée, and it is Mr. Collins, instead, who succeeds in attracting the lovely Jane, leaving Charlotte Lucas in tears. Mr. Darcy is sour and prickly, more so than even the book allows, and he seems totally uninterested in love. How can Amanda set things right and make it back to her own century, too? This is a nice take on Jane Austen's beloved book, P and P, and its much-loved characters. The lesson learned is that we may envy the happily ever after of books but its not reality and it may not satisfy real people. Or does it? That said, it is such fun to see, as Amanda does, Austen's memorable cast fall for the wrong people and set off a delightful, unexpected mayhem. Eliciting sighs, too, is the gorgeous scenery, costuming, and photography while the script-direction are clever and lively. Therefore, if you are an Austen fan, which may well include nearly everyone, you will be glad to embrace this new companion piece.