Emma

Having seen the trailer umpteen times (thanks, Curzon - you could vary the selection so people aren't sick of the film before it has even opened), I thought this looked dreadful. I'd never heard of Anya Taylor-Joy and thought she looked horribly pert and far too young - though in the book the character is only 21. Also, as with Little Women recently, this is clearly another very modern interpretation with characters behaving in a far more forward and unrestrained way than they would actually have done at the time (Bill Nighy yelling up the stairs? As though any member of the upper class would raise her/his voice or summon someone rather than asking a servant to do so.) However, having struggled to stay awake at some evening theatre performances recently and facing a long matinee at the NT beforehand (Three Sisters, 3 h 15), I've relented and decided to give this the benefit of the doubt. Who knows, I may even be won over...