Garry Walton’s Reviews > Emma > Status Update

Amy Heckerling is a genius! Emma's always been my favorite Austen novel because it was my first. When Clueless appeared I found it as clever and shallow as Cher, the Emma character. But upon rereading, I realize how accurately Heckerling caught Austen's tone and Emma's character - far less appealing than Elizabeth Bennett or Elinor Dashwood, or even Marianne. Young, pretty, rich, spoiled . . . like Cher, clueless.