"Sense and Sensibility" REVIEW

Published on 10/23/2026 

Written by: Braylon Mitchell 

Directed by: Georgia Oakley 

Cast: Daisy Edgar Jones, Esme Creed Miles, George McKay, Fiona Shaw, etc. 

Plot: From Focus Features and Working Title comes an irresistible new take on Jane Austen's iconic Sense and Sensibility: a charming, witty, and deeply relatable story of love and sisterhood starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles. 

REVIEW 

Handsomely produced, beautiful-looking, and just as warm as you'd hope a Jane Austen adaptation would be, the question of whether or not we necessarily needed a new "Sense and Sensibility" is irrelevant when the film is so efficient and successful at being exactly what it's required and wished to be. This is a story that was written over two centuries ago and has remained compelling to readers and viewers for the entirety of its duration of existence. Why is that? Why do Jane Austen's stories remain so popular? To me, that's an easy answer. In Austen stories, the characters and relationships feel incredibly tangible—universally resonant on a human level of understanding love and strife, especially within family and sisterhood. To balance that tangibility, there's a sense of blistering escapism that paints its romance in a way that can't help sweeping you off your feet. "Sense and Sensibility" is one of the finest examples of that balance at its most endearing, and this is a more than suitable adaptation. From its first shot, this film establishes its keenness for beauty with some wonderfully naturalistic cinematography and seamless period piece gusto, and it maintains that beauty throughout. "Sense and Sensibility" is a lovely, well-made adaptation that, especially if you were already looking forward to it, is worth a watch. 

THREE BEST ELEMENTS

• The cinematography. This film's cinematography easily could've been plain or merely serviceable and good at best, but that isn't the case; this film looks spectacular. Natural, intimate, and all-around beautifully shot. 

• The ensemble. This film's cast is pretty excellent. Daisy Edgar-Jones continues to prove she's a very good leading dramatic actress, Esme Creed-Miles steals the show with a very flashy and engrossing performance that would be Focus Features' smartest awards push, Fiona Shaw (one of the great British character actresses ever) is hilarious, George MacKay is charming, Herbert Nordrum is lovable as the quiet romantic interest with a broken heart, Bodhi Rae Breathnach is a very promising newcomer with a keenness for fitting into period pieces, etc. 

• Georgia Oakley's direction. Her direction is confident, assured, and well-rounded in getting the best out of her actors and building a whole lot of visual beauty around that. Really liked what she did with the material. 

WORST ELEMENT 

• I'm by no means a Jane Austen expert nor am I underplaying the individual complexities of each of Austen's stories, but I kind of feel like once you've seen one Jane Austen story it feels like you've seen them all. I know, objectively I'm wrong, but that's how I feel. 

RATING

7/10

You should watch it, buddy!