My overall impression
In this modern take on Jane Austen’s lesser-known work Northanger Abbey, our heroine Catherine has been transported to present-day Los Angeles. A stranger in a big city, Catherine is just beginning to carve out her space in her newfound home, encountering a broad range of characters of varying degrees of integrity. Good and kind Catherine learns to stand on her own feet and live by her convictions.
Adaptations of this sort have the unique task of satisfying two audiences: those familiar with the original work and those who are not. Unfortunately, Catherine is not up to the latter task. The story seems to meander along – nods to various subplots surface and disappear with little impact on the central story….
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