Affection is a shy flower that is sometimes slow to blossom.

Well, Sean you're lucky because I went to the movies as well and Becoming Jane did not hold its own in the box office. In fact, it didn't even hold its own in my attention span. The movie is supposed to be about Jane Austen's life, but instead it seems like it could have been anyone's story...or a remake of Pride and Prejudice, with less charming main characters.

Jane is played by Anne Hathaway, most recently of "Devil Wears Prada," but I couldn't help but wonder when she was going to discover that she was actually a princess. She portrays this part with a little more grace, but her awkwardness reminded me too much of her Princess Diaries role. Overall, she was solid. Unlike, Jane Austen's love life, which was a little more tumultuous. Throughout the movie, Jane shifts through several suitors and even gets a proposal from a very deserving man. But too bad...Jane refuses to marry without love! When she has trouble responding to this man's proposal, his response is in the title of this blog. He simply states, "Affection is a shy flower that is sometimes slow to blossom" and then runs off. Unfortunately there are many uncomfortable scenes like this throughout the movie.

Jane ends up falling in love with Tom Lefroy. A fiesty little man who is subject to the whims of his uncle. So then comes the obvious downfall. Jane loves Tom and Tom loves Jane..BUT Tom's uncle doesn't love Jane and Tom is financially dependent on his uncle. Tom and Jane attempt to run away together until Jane realizes that Tom has a responsibility to his family and instead decides to leave him.

I don't mean to spoil it for anyone who was planning on catching this movie, so WARNING! SPOILER ALERT! The movie ends years into the future with Jane as a famous writer. Shocker. She runs into Mr. Lefroy at a piano concert and is surprised to find that he is now married and has named his first daughter Jane. Also, neither Jane nor Tom ages very well, so maybe it is a good thing they don't end up together.

Overall, this movie was a mess. It dragged far too long and had poor character development. But it is funny in an unintentional sort of way.