San Francisco Chronicle by Peter Stack

Intelligence and beauty -- and teasing romance -- shape Mansfield Park into a gorgeous, enchanting experience.

Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert

This is an uncommonly intelligent film, smart and amusing too, and anyone who thinks it is not faithful to Austen doesn't know the author but only her plots.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer by Paula Nechak

Daring, gorgeous.

TNT RoughCut by Sarah Raskin

The only fault I found was a lengthy build to the story's political climax (there's a subplot about slavery), after which the film quickly seams up its unravelings and ends.

Newsweek by David Ansen

Rozema's handling of the entangled amours and social gamesmanship at Mansfield Park is delightful and the open-minded moviegoer will have a hard time resisting this stylish and stirring movie.

Baltimore Sun by Chris Kaltenbach

A thoughtful, engaging film.

Charlotte Observer by Lawrence Toppman

A love story more involved than I can easily explain.

Portland Oregonian by Diana Abu-Jaber

Piquant, playful, and, in many ways, just as appealing as blockbusters such as "Pride and Prejudice."

Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman

The Australian actress Frances O'Connor is a true find. She's as beautiful as the young Barbara Hershey, with a stare that's pensive yet playful, and she puts us in touch with the quiet battle of emotions in Fanny.

Washington Post by Stephen Hunter

It isn't Austen, but it's delicious fun.

San Francisco Examiner by Walter Addiego

What's on the screen may not be a letter-perfect Mansfield Park, but something true to its spirit.

New York Daily News by Jami Bernard

O'Connor plays Fanny with an appealingly direct, unflinching gaze.

Miami Herald by Curtis Morgan

The latest and loosest -- in the saucy sense of the word as well -- adaptation of (Austen's) sly comedies of uppercrust manners.

Boston Globe by Jay Carr

Stylish and arrives at a satisfying cumulative weight, even if it isn't Austen pure.

Dallas Observer by Andy Klein

O'Connor as Fanny is irresistibly appealing.

Chicago Reader

There's something more than a little perverse about taking one of the most timid, self-effacing heroines in English literature and turning her into a paragon of modern free-spirited womanhood.

TV Guide Magazine by Ken Fox

An engaging bit of entertainment.

Austin Chronicle by Marjorie Baumgarten

A confusing jumble of historical drama and modern social essay that only serves to cloud the whole field of Jane Austen studies.