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Niall JohnsonCamera:
Gavin FinneyMuziek:
Dickon HinchliffeActeurs:
Rowan Atkinson, Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas, Patrick Swayze, Emilia Fox, James Booth, Patrick Monckton, Tamsin Egerton, Toby Parkes, Alex MacQueen (meer)Samenvattingen(1)
Pastoor Walter Goodfellow (Rowan Atkinson) en zijn familie worden flink wakker geschud wanneer een nieuwe hulp in de huishouding zich meldt. Walter is geobsedeerd door het schrijven van de perfecte preek en ziet niet in dat zijn vrouw Gloria (Kristin Scott Thomas) overspel pleegt met de golfinstructeur (Patrick Swayze). Ook de streken van zijn kinderen gaan aan hem voorbij. De nieuwe hulp in de huishouding, Grace (Maggie Smith), lijkt een reddende engel zijn, maar heeft ook een aantal geheimen. Sinds de komst van Grace lossen de problemen, die de pastoor, zijn overspelige vrouw en hun kinderen uit elkaar drijven, zich vanzelf op. Dat kan niet louter toeval zijn… (Independent Films)
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The ambition to make a black comedy that would stand out from the mainstream and qualitatively overshadow the competition (with a great cast and sets) is appreciated, but Keeping Mum only gets about halfway there. The film doesn’t offer anything that we haven’t already seen elsewhere, as it mixes playful cuteness with British black humor in the most overwrought way without bringing any surprises. But the gilding on the formulaic screenplay is nice. And Rowan Atkinson is not just a comedian, but a real actor.
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This is an excellent comedy full of dark humor, outstanding actors, and an excellent plot. This is a movie that is really close to my heart and that I have a terrible fondness for, so much so that I am able to quote certain dialogues from memory, like the one with the broccoli. :)
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In some moments during the film, I had a great time, mostly just very good, but overall I have to say that I have no problem giving it five stars because this movie is shot in a style that I like, full of humor that is characteristic for me, and with professionalism that I cannot appreciate enough. Typically British dry humor, double entendres, irony, and a black-to-morbid comedic style. Parodies of classic British detective stories and British lifestyle. Rowan Atkinson is somewhat pushed aside, so you can easily forget about Mr. Bean. The film is led by Maggie Smith in the role of a housekeeper who takes her cleaning job very seriously. Maggie could immediately nominate herself as the most sympathetic serial killer in British cinema. Overall impression: 90%.
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