At The Movies: Emma is a hilarious comedy of poison glances and muffled sighs

Actress Anya Taylor-Joy stars as the spoilt and thoughtless female lead Emma Woodhouse in director Autumn de Wilde's feature debut Emma. PHOTO: UIP
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SINGAPORE - Emma (PG, 125 minutes, now showing, 4 stars) is not just a hilarious film, this interpretation of the 1815 Jane Austen novel is also the best romantic comedy in a while.

Austenites beware, liberties have been taken with the text, but the updates are gentle and non-gratuitous.

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