From Prada to Nada 2011

Mike Hale, New York Times: A rueful, occasionally touching and entirely predictable romantic comedy with a terrible title. Read more

Ben Kenigsberg, Time Out: If the effort to shoehorn Austen's social commentary into a modern context sometimes seems nonsensical or forced, the actors-especially now-grown Spy Kid Vega-have charm to spare. Read more

Tasha Robinson, AV Club: Simply put, From Prada To Nada is Sense And Sensibility For Dummies, as set in modern-day Los Angeles. Read more

Keith Staskiewicz, Entertainment Weekly: For a film ostensibly about the importance of finding a little spice and flavor in your life, From Prada to Nada is surprisingly bland. Read more

Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: As modern updates of classic Jane Austen novels go, From Prada to Nada is no Clueless. Read more

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: The regrettably titled From Prada to Nada has more in common with a slapped-together TV movie than a timeless comedy of manners. Read more

Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail: It's just predictable rom-com fare in need of a lot more spice. Read more

Jason Anderson, Toronto Star: The broad humour and cultural caricatures in the film's opening moments will be especially dispiriting to any English literature professors in the audience. Read more

Joe Leydon, Variety: A predictable but pleasant comedy. Read more

Aaron Hillis, Village Voice: There's something crassly disingenuous about the movie's blatant demographic pandering (hooray for immigration-panic jokes!) and half-a--ed condemnation of gluttony. Read more