Gosford Park

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Sandy S A wonderful cast does its best but the script is flabby and the characters unsympathetic. Looks good! Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/01/25 Full Review Pro B I was really looking forward to this with such a high RT rating, but I found it very disappointing. I concluded that most of the reviews were so good because they were written by Americans, who appear to like this sort of twee nonsense stuffed with (that dread term) “national treasures” like Maggie Smith, Stephen Fry and so on. The biggest problem I found with it is that I just didn’t care about any of the characters, so had no real interest in trying to follow what was by any standards a confusing and hugely overpopulated plot. There were a lot of very talented actors, but they were wasted on what was ultimately just a rainy afternoon, instantly forgettable pot boiler. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/30/24 Full Review joe d Just excellent, very funny, excellent actors, brilliant writing & of course one of the best directors ever. Just maybe the best ever.....& can be re-watched numerous times Just for pure pleasure. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/29/24 Full Review Paul A What makes this movie work so well for me is how the characters have their own personality. Their actions ring true to their motives and the drama is entirely human even with the various contrivances. The actions felt appropriate for the period and I believed this to be a story that could actually have happened. It is sincere and bitter sweet. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/17/24 Full Review Audience Member I wanted to like it but I was just bored. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 11/29/24 Full Review Ted B 3.5 stars; Although billed as a combination of Agatha Christie and "Upstairs, Downstairs", I found it more like a new chapter of the latter. I would have liked to rate this movie higher. The issue was with me and not so much with Mr. Altman, who did an excellent job of delving into the great distinctions in and between the classes of 1930s England. I unfortunately had bought into the mystery aspect as advertised. It turned out the real mystery didn't insert itself until the movie was 80% over. However, that remaining 20% was as clever as a Christie novel. I really enjoyed (spoiler alert!!!) where the protagonist decides not to involve the police with the solution to the murder. As she put it, "what purpose would it serve?". Ms. Christie used this moral on rare occasions in the Poirot and Marple series'. A big plus was the serious acting performances given by an all star cast that measured up to and exceeded the bar. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/18/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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