In the new adaptation, directed by Carrie Cracknell, the story becomes an insecure, incoherent mess swinging from satire to drama without any restraint
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Dakota Johnson stars in Persuasion on Netflix but the adaptation of Jane Austen's novel fails - read our review of the new movie also starring Henry Golding now