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The New York TimesAlessandra Stanley

This version is faithful to the book--with enough verve and confidence to flesh out minor characters and improvise scenes

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Washington PostPhilip Kennicott

And yet, for all that and its sometimes slow pace, this Emma is a delight.

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TV GuideMatt Roush

It never gets old, and the more leisurely four-hour telling allows more marginal figures--like Emma’s chronically melancholy father, splendidly portrayed here by Michael Gambon--to emerge more fully as satellites in Emma’s blithe orbit.

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Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert

This Emma lets us savor each quirky character, each revelation, each misunderstanding, each glorious location. It may be too openly comedic and pretty for purists, who will notice that the characters’ ages are out of synch with the novel, but it will surely please the rest of us.

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Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd

This new Emma is allowed to take its time, developing atmosphere rather than merely developing plot, and giving space and silence their due.

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San Francisco ChronicleDavid Wiegand

All are well done, but the finale feels slightly cramped and rushed, as if O'Hanlon is running out of time. The pacing of the third part begins to feel almost rollicking, and that isn't exactly what we think of when we think of Jane Austen.

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PopMattersRenee Scolaro Mora

Unlike previous adaptations, which tend to portray Emma as mischievous (see Gwyneth Paltrow’s 1996 turn as the heroine, or Alicia Silverstone in Clueless that same year), this Emma sticks closely to the novel--the heroine is truly offensive at times, and causes real pain to the people around her.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this show is 8.6 (out of 10) based on 11 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Ughe S. gave it a9:
delightfully enchanting, this was stupendously done Emma!

Diane R gave it a6:
Beautiful sets, but the overacting is very annoying, particularly Emma, who seems to feel that making her eyes big and sticking out her chin will substitute for almost any emotion - remorse, annoyance, persuasiveness. Maybe the parson character that Emma was trying to set up with Harriet, Mr. Elton, was supposed to be twitchy, but it too was awful, with lots of facial grimaces.

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