Emma is the kind of film that will take its audience through a range of emotions. You will laugh and some may cry but everyone will leave the cinema knowing they have watched a delightfully entertaining film.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 29, 2024

Some may find the film’s pacing rather slow, and those who aren’t fans of period dramas may struggle to connect to the film. However, there’s no denying the fact that Emma is one of the most visually impressive films to come along in a long while.

| Original Score: B+ | Jul 31, 2024

Sumptuously designed, elegantly appointed and spectacularly costumed and coiffed, de Wilde’s fresh rendition has a piquant flavor complemented as much by self-aware sexiness as the abundant pastel hues on display.

| Sep 22, 2023

Lacks surprising elements, making the existence of this new adaptation a bit questionable. Why make another film if there's nothing unique about it? Predictable from the get-go, confusing first act, and very hard to feel invested before the one-hour mark.

| Original Score: C+ | Jul 24, 2023

Austen is as compelling as ever.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 23, 2022

Very witty and well-acted... Emma has been adapted a number of times, but this has enough intelligence in its adaptation to stand out from the crowd.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 12, 2022

De Wilde's mannerist visual approach won't help endear the character to skeptics, as the film shows evidence of a director more interested in design, style, and particulars of performance than the substance and emotions at work in Austen's story.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Feb 21, 2022

A witty, candy-coloured and charmingly unassuming big-screen adaptation of Austen's novel.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 16, 2021

The universal acknowledgement continues: Jane Austen knew how to write a fun movie.

| Jul 23, 2021

What the film does have is that sweetness: sugary yet crisp rather than cloying.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 30, 2021

...a wondrous retelling of a timeless literary masterpiece...

| Original Score: 18/20 | Apr 1, 2021

A funny cast and a witty script make this candy-coloured Jane Austen adaptation a bubbly, energetic watch.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Mar 13, 2021

Even if you don't find all the odd little bits of beauty that lie within Emma, this film will do little to distress or vex you.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 28, 2021

If, like me, you don't delight in the kerfuffles along the way, this whole thing can feel like a plod towards the inevitable.

| Feb 21, 2021

The comedic elements and the performances of the main cast make for a fun experience, and show the continued timelessness of the material.

| Feb 17, 2021

If anyone were to push Emma Woodhouse into a less straitened age, why not the woman who captured Childish Gambino in a palm-tree polyblend?

| Original Score: B+ | Feb 14, 2021

Autumn de Wilde, Anya Taylor-Joy and everyone else involved with the production absolutely do right by Jane Austen, and it's deserving of a large audience for doing so.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 14, 2021

I was struck while watching Emma. by the idea that this seems like the way Jane Austen would want her stories to be told: the film is funny and smart.

| Original Score: 91/100 | Feb 14, 2021

While the story's sturdy, familiar structure remains resonant, this version never feels particularly inspired or revelatory, despite some lovely moments scattered throughout.

| Feb 14, 2021

It's a flighty, fast-paced, vibrant romp across fields, through stately homes and around ballrooms. Each scene is like a beautifully constructed Old Master painting.

| Feb 14, 2021