Boy, I know I saw this, but it kind of merges together with all the other “old people are cooler than you think” movies I’ve seen. I do remember that it was a pretty decent one though – anything with Maggie Smith and John Cleese is at least worth a try.
Tag Archives: Michael Gambon
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
An absolutely fantastic piece of work by a genius of a director. Probably the most accessible Peter Greenaway movie that I’ve seen, and it’s far from ordinary.
Toys
A forgettable movie that tries to be a musical comedy I guess… but just ends up being dumb. One word review: “Huh?”
Gosford Park
It’s just fascinating to watch snobs and their servants. This movie makes you feel like a peeping tom – relegated to inadequate glimpses of the central activity. I liked the way there were few “plot bits” in the movie – (e.g. action or dialog that exists only to move the plot along). For the first hour of the movie, I had absolutely no idea what was going on, or who was who – nothing is explained to the audience. That makes the movie a real puzzle – not only are you curious to know who did the murder, but simply “who is who”… A good deal of credit goes to Robert Altman for paying attention to the detail in the movie – it didn’t feel like a movie at all, rather a window to a lost world – the directing, acting, and general style were that good.