I don't know whether you would call it an "adaptation" or a "based on." Mainly it seems to be "based on" merely the names of some of the characters in "Sense and Sensibility."
I really like the books of Jane Austen, but I am not simply and automatically opposed to adaptations. I think "Clueless" is actually rather underrated as an adaptation of "Emma." I don't think "Bridget Jones Diary" is as good an adaptation as "Bride and Prejudice." I don't think anyone expected "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" to be a very faithful adaptation, and I didn't mind it.
Marianne and "Ella" are sisters. They are in business together. Both of their parents are dead. Marianne is the sensible one, and probably the elder. Ella is the sensitive one, and a bit of a flake. We never meet Willoughby: he has dumped Marianne before the movie even begins, and she doesn't care much. Edward Ferris is firmly established as head of the family company, his father is still alive, and his mother is in favour of the match with Ella. Brandon is his cousin and close friend. There is a Lucy Steele, but her character is so irrelevant that one wonders why. Most of the rest of the characters in the book don't exist in the movie, and there is pretty much no travel. Marianne never gets her heart broken, and Ella never has to keep any secrets.
"Sense, Sensibility and Snowmen" is far from the worst movie Hallmark has ever produced. (But there's a lot of competition.)
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