Mr. Blake, at Your Service!

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Mr. Blake, at Your Service!

2023

1h 40m

Romance

Comedy

Drama

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Tired of a world in which he no longer fits, deprived of those he loves who are disappearing one by one, Andrew Blake decides to leave the management of his small business to be hired as a butler in France, the country where he met his wife. By landing at the Beauvillier estate, where no one knows who he really is, he hopes to follow in the footsteps of his past. However, encounters and out-of-control situations will decide otherwise.... Between Nathalie, his widowed boss with a strange schedule, Odile, the cook and her explosive problems, Manon, a young lost cleaning lady and Philippe, the well-struck manager who lives at the back of the park, Andrew will no longer have a choice. He who was looking for a way to end it all is going to be forced to start all over again....

Stephen Romei

The Australian

It’s a sweet exploration of how new life can blossom in unanticipated ways – even Mephisto plays a part in this – and how new friends can be found in unexpected places.

Aug 7, 2024

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Erick Estrada

Cinegarage

A movie that only seeks to makes us feel good. [Full review in Spanish]

Sep 25, 2024

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Jane Freebury

The Canberra Times (Australia)

Although there is some humour in this rather ordinary fare, the perfomances from the pros in the cast give it a lift and occasional moments of endearing charm

Rated: 3/5

Aug 9, 2024

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James Croot

Stuff.co.nz

Featuring a cadre of memorable moments, witty bon mots and a pitch-perfect cast that also includes Fanny Ardant and Émilie Dequenne, this is it’s simply an opportunity to just immerse yourself in two hours of life-affirming, pure cinematic joy

Rated: 5/5

Jul 28, 2024

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Jim Schembri

jimschembri.com

A modest, charming French gem...Unspooling as a comedy of manners, it’s a pleasant yarn and light as a soufflé, with some unforced messaging nice about the inevitability of how regret and loss are a part of life.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 18, 2024

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Annette Basile

FILMINK (Australia)

… this undemanding film is easy to fall into and simply enjoy.

Rated: 15/20

Jul 8, 2024

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clodagh w

Heart-warming story, beautiful shots of a chateau, great French actors, but why oh why did Malkovich speak French the whole time?!?!?! It was so bad that I almost left on various occasions because it felt like I was in my high-school French class where a student was attempting to read out loud and torturing the French language! I wanted to throw something at the screen to shut him up. He even spoke out loud to HIMSELF in French AND to the cat?! I really wish they had hired a French actor who knew the 2 lines that were spoken in English.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/01/24

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Carlo C

Muy buena historia sobre el sentido de la vida y como reencontrarse con él. Malkovich es un deleite en este papel, con el extra de estar completamente hablada en francés. Vale mucho la pena, saldrás contento y de buen ánimo.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/28/24

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Lo W

My husband and I really enjoyed it. John Malkovich is a delight to watch, whatever he is in. And we really liked the cat.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/08/24

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Crusader. T

Disappointing overall, considering the potential i.e. a great cast, wonderful setting, an opportunity to build to a soaring finale, but instead it presents us with an underwhelming blandness albeit with some cutesy bits here and there. Add in some silly plot - like the stealing back of the ring and the rushed and lukewarm ending, one leaves the theatre with that 'O well' sigh.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/30/24

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Navina C

Weak, cliche-ridden, unsatisfactory. Malcovitch disappoints. No one else makes an impression. The story-line doesn't make sense. The ending is stale.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/26/24

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Mace W

A highly entertaining comedy with a clever sense of humor, featuring Malkovich still in top-notch form.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/15/24

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Gilles Legardinier

Director

John Malkovich

Andrew Blake

Fanny Ardant

Nathalie

Philippe Bas

Magnier

Émilie Dequenne

Odile

Eugenie Anselin

Manon

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Synopsis

Tired of a world in which he no longer fits, deprived of those he loves who are disappearing one by one, Andrew Blake decides to leave the management of his small business to be hired as a butler in France, the country where he met his wife. By landing at the Beauvillier estate, where no one knows who he really is, he hopes to follow in the footsteps of his past. However, encounters and out-of-control situations will decide otherwise.... Between Nathalie, his widowed boss with a strange schedule, Odile, the cook and her explosive problems, Manon, a young lost cleaning lady and Philippe, the well-struck manager who lives at the back of the park, Andrew will no longer have a choice. He who was looking for a way to end it all is going to be forced to start all over again....

Director: Gilles Legardinier
Producer: Clément Calvet, Lilian Eche, Jérémie Fajner, Christel Henon
Screenwriter: Gilles Legardinier, Christelle Henon
Production Co: Bidibul Productions, Superprod
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Runtime: 1h 40m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1