Modern Persuasion (2020)

Modern Persuasion: Directed by Alex Appel, Jonathan Lisecki. With Alicia Witt, Lulu, Mark Moses, Li Jun Li. A single woman focused on her career in New York is forced to deal with the aftermath of a failed relationship when an ex-boyfriend hires her company.

“I confess that I love everything about Persuasion. It is my favorite Austen novel. This is definitely more rom-com than Austen could ever have imagined and the characters are not particularly faithful to the novel. However, the central story is there. The character updates to the pair of Musgrove sisters (Gen Y-Z marketing team), lovelorn Benik, and Mary Elliott (mouthy, goodhearted, lesbian… my fav update) are successful.nBebe Neuwirth is brilliant as always. Alicia Witt and Shane McRae have nice chemistry as the central romantic pair. And the supporting characters are fun though not as fully developed as I would have liked.nThis adaptation is more in the vein of Clueless. While I donu0026#39;t think the story of Persuasion lends itself to comedy, I enjoyed it very much.”