I just dont get it, the book description says that Anne was a very pretty girl, she may have lost part of her joy and glow, but she still was beautiful.
In this adaptation they made Sally look like an old maid in her late 30's. I simply coulndt buy the gorgeous and rich captain to be soo in love with such lifeless creature.
Sally's wardrobe was just awful, even Mary was made to look better and younger. The horrible oil hair stuck at the top of her head, the dark ugly clothes ugh.
I dont get it at all. I can picture Anne as Carey Mulligan, Rachel Mcadams, Anne Hathaway, I mean cute girls that are no fantastic beauty, but Sally even looked older than Frederick.
-- linaf
I couldn't agree with you more! I would have enjoyed this movie more if it was Rachel McAdams or Anne Hathaway as Anne Elliot since both are two of my favorite actresses.
From a superficial standpoint, the whole time I was watching this movie I couldn't get over how unattractive and old the actress (Sally Hawkins) playing "Anne Elliot" looked in the movie. Also it didn't help that Rupert Penry-Jones was so damn HOT as "Captain Wentworth" (actually he's just hot in general) and to me Rupert actually looked a bit younger than Sally in this movie; so it was hard for me to be convinced that she was "Anne Elliot," young woman in her late 20's who is pretty. Even though Anne loses her glow due to all of the suffering, weight loss and so on, it doesn't mean she becomes old and ugly and plus she was suppose to regain her glow as the story progess.
The hairstylist and costume designer did such a disservice to Sally because when I went to IMDb page and saw how she looked in in real-life I didn't think she was bad looking.
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lebellue
12 years ago
I agree the wardrobe was horrible and the hair was terrible. What was with all that hair oil and unflattering little side curls and obvious areas on her head where her hair was pulled so tight it showed her scalp(much more obvious on a brunette)....The hairdresser should be questioned about her judgement.....Side hair curls are flattering when they are soft, not oily and/or stiff.
Although I really liked the movie and think Sally Hawkins is a good actress in the movie, I couldn't stop thinking about how terribly plain she looked. And I can see that she is cute and also pretty in a quirky kind of way.
Her sister Mary's personality really bothered me and both Mary and Elizabeth seemed very plain and bland and irritating (although their wardrobe and hairstyle were much better than Anne's)...I had the impression that perhaps the director wanted to portray them that way. I haven't read the book so I don't know how Jane Austen portrayed them.
It never ceases to amaze me how a woman's whole appearance can be affected by hair and wardrobe. But the sweet spirit that she portrayed as Anne shown through all that.
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