“It’s pretty awful”: critics attack Netflix’s “Persuasion” with Dakota Johnson

Among the most anticipated releases for the month of July in the Netflix catalog there is a new adaptation of one of the books written by Jane Austen, which among other things features the famous actress. dakota johnsonbut unfortunately the critics hailed this new production entitled ‘Persuasion’.

There are only a few days left until the premiere of this new romantic film which promises to be a great success with the public, however the specialized critics who have already had the opportunity to see this film were completely disappointed and some have even defined it, Jane Austen’s worst adaptationhence its popularity is now in jeopardy.

In the same way that Stephen King’s name is a guarantee of a horror story, Jane Austen has become a romantic reference in cinemawith hit films like “Pride and Prejudice” and “Emma”, and now Netflix presents a new adventure, in which actress Dakota Johnson becomes the main character.

Brian Viner of Daily mailwrote that ‘Persuasion’ is a “torture“And marks it as”pretty awful“And even adds that the fact that the protagonist can break through the fourth wall is a”deliberate misunderstanding of the book”, Making it clear that, like many other critics, this Netflix tape was not to his liking.

For his part, Tim Robey of Telegraphrated this new love movie with 2 stars and adds that the adaptation of the book “it comes with an almost total disregard for its supposed source material“, Noting that the film does not honor Jane Austen’s lyrics, which other critics agree with, such as Wendy Ide of Guardianwhich qualifies it as “a parody“.

In the critique of The independentwritten by Clarisse Loughrey, Dakota Johnson is singled out as a “very poor choice” for the lead role, while also talking about a poor fit: “At no time do you get the feeling that someone has read ‘Persuasion‘”, He says, agreeing with those cited above.

Slightly more aggressive, Morgan Leigh Davies than hustle and bustle he wrote from his Twitter account: “This is the worst Austen adaptation I’ve ever seen.“And adds:”Absolutely unforgivable. Abolish Netflix. Abolish Dakota Johnson“, In case his position was not clear before the premiere of ‘Persuasion’.

The new original romantic film by Netflix”Persuasion” will arrive on the digital screen next July 15th, so there are a few days left before you can see it in person and then judge from your point of view if it is really as bad as critics have strongly pointed out.