Becoming Jane becomes a rather ordinary, though sporadically entertaining, game of dress-up.
– Christy Lemire,
Associated Press,
10 Aug 2007
fresh:
This never rises above a date movie, but it's functionally literate (the lovers have some pleasant banter about the realistic merits of Tom Jones) and features a fine supporting turn from Ian Richardson.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
10 Aug 2007
fresh:
Hathaway never makes us think the woman could write anything more complex than a diet book.
– Richard Schickel,
TIME Magazine,
10 Aug 2007
rotten:
Not only is that a huge stretch of the facts, it makes for a dull and overly familiar melodrama.