Jane Austen Wrecked My Life Review

Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (Jane Austen a gâché ma vie) is not your average rom-com nor your average dose of literary cottagcore. It follows Agathe (Camille Rutherford), an awkward, aspiring writer from Paris invited to spend two weeks at a writers' retreat in England held by Jane Austen's distant relatives, a strange event that she needs to pull her out of her slump — in writing and in life. What could be a basic struggling artist's journey of self-discovery and inspiration has many nuances and idiosyncrasies, making for a thoroughly off-the-beaten-path narrative that provokes thought despite some minor loose threads.

Camille Rutherford brings to life the quirky, fluttery, romantic, and perpetually unsure nature of Agathe Robinson, who works at the famous Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris and writes the beginning chapters of books she never finishes. She just seems to be looking for something more.