Louise Watson, Crafting for Screenonline, felt the film's costume and make-up support "Express the complete Cinderella transformation of Austen's heroine. At first the undervalued loved ones martyr, Anne is the wallflower who's got shed her 'bloom'. Her unfastened-fitting costumes hint at how she has pined away because refusing Wentworth... As Successfully Submitted (Awaiting Approval)