Emma

Doug McGrath, 1996 (8.3*)
Gwyneth Paltrow scores again with her British accent in this Jane Austen romantic comedy, about a wealthy woman who attempts to play matchmaker for each of her single friends except herself, whether they want her help or not. This is the funniest of Austen's novels, as we get to see early sitcom at work, 1800's style. This novel was also the basis for the updated U.S. comedy Clueless, with Alicia Silvertone ("As if!"), where it was moved into a Beverly Hills high school! Here it gets the full-blown British costume treatment.