Jane Austen Wrecked My Life

The risk in explicitly evoking Austen is that it instantly raises our standards. And sadly, Piani can't match her model's clarity or élan. Her movie is tamer and more sentimental, and utterly unconcerned with society.

A romantic comedy for the quiet, thoughtful lovers who yearn for the sincerity of the past.

The true draw in Jane Austen Wrecked My Life is Agathe, a compelling protagonist whose passion for literature and love keeps us sufficiently engaged.

“Jane Austen Wrecked My Life” is a gentle treat, sure to leave any book-loving viewer happy.

The kind of warm romance that will make any bookish dreamer swoon, as a thoroughly modern woman with old-fashioned ideas about love experiences her own Austenesque tumble.

By the end, romance in the abstract becomes something much more real — and we can’t help but fall for all these characters ourselves.

An Austen-adjacent narrative that is discreetly charming with everything an Austen fan will need to swoon to their hearts content.


Jane Austen Wrecked My Life is too low-key for its own good and could have benefitted from a stronger connection to the titular author than the finished product delivers

If you don't mind R-Rated romcoms and French (with English subtitles), this sweet little film might be for you. An awkward 30-something is torn between a cranky English gent and her French bestie, forcing her outside the safe world of Jane Austen.

It’s not a typical romantic fantasy to imagine yourself slow-dancing with a naked man in a Chinese restaurant. But then, “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life” is not a typical romantic comedy.