Keeping Mum

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Keeping Mum

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Keeping Mum

Emilia Fox, Jack Ryan, James Booth, Kristin Scott Thomas, Liz Smith

Reverend Walter Goodfellow, a bumbling town vicar, lives with his wife Gloria and his two children (Holly who has a new boyfriend every week and Petey who is the whipping boy for the school bullies) i...( read more  read more... )n the small English town of Little Wallop. Gloria desperately tries to keep up appearances as the Vicar's wife but she's finding that her children and her hapless husband are just not enough for her any more, so she's planning to run off with Lance her American golf instructor. Totally confused with her life and sick of the barking dog next door, the nosey neighbor across the road, her sexless marriage and Lance's indiscretions -- she prays every night for salvation. Enter Grace, the answer to Gloria's prayers: a charming, discreet housekeeper (with a wicked secret) who has her own unique definition of keeping house -- and an unusual knack for problem solving

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  • SirPant
    October 2, 2009
    SirPant
    I liked this film although I'm not sure it knows what it wants to be. It's both predictable and unpredictable and more dark than it is funny. Maybe I was lead astray by the poster and the choice of actors. It was refreshing in its unpredictable moments but I felt there was very l...( read more)ittle pay off at the end. I found the last 'Twist' in the story line a bit lazy, a bit too dark and ultimately disappointing. Highlights were the script, direction and Liz & Maggie Smith.
  • Redlats
    June 8, 2009
    Redlats
    British black comedy. Funny seeing Rowan Atkinson in a non-Mr. Bean character. I watched this film a second time and quite enjoyed it. I don't know if I caught the very last scene under the duck pond the first time I saw it.
  • ironclad1609
    May 17, 2009
    ironclad1609
    This dark humored British comedy about a murdering, kind hearted housekeeper lady lives off its really convincing cast. Especially Patrick Swayze as sleazy golf teacher proves once again that he is not taking himself too seriously. The script successfully balances between rural f...( read more)amily comedy and the really black humored murders without scaring anyone off. That's typically British in each and every regard but could have used a little more bite, after all. As it is, the movie is never boring and rather likable. It just doesn't really excite you or make you piss yourself with laughter. Decent, but probably easily forgotten.
  • Gx7
    March 1, 2009
    Gx7
  • binky013
    June 18, 2008
    binky013
    Broccolli . . .

    Just watched this darkly clever twist on the Mary Poppins story twice, and I've plenty to say, in no particular rank order.

    1. Kristin Scott-Thomas fans will not want to miss this; it's some of her best work ever.

    2. I got into an extended discussion

    ...( read more) last week with some friends about Rowan Atkinson. I was actively recruiting potential viewers for one of my newly discovered favorites, Mr. Bean's Holiday -- I found I was not exactly preaching to the choir. We agreed on one thing, however, I think: Atkinson, especially as the Bean character, may finally be an acquired taste. I must say that seeing him play the straight man in this movie is quite a different experience than seeing him play the "straight man" as Bean. This character is a little more of this world, if you know what I mean. Thinking about him way back in the Black Adder BBC series days, I remember that there were times, especially toward the end of the series, where he played a character who was more couched in the dramatic than in the comic arena. There are times in this movie even, as when he gives his speech to the convention of ministers, that the tone shifts decidedly from comic to dramatic. I would love, if it exists, to see Atkinson in a pure dramatic role. Know of any? Please suggest one. If no such film does in fact exist, then I would love for him to do one. He really is a consummate actor. Flixsters, it takes a lot for me to put a living actor on my all-time favorite list, but I'm going to do it with Atkinson -- on faith. What a talent.

    3. And since I'm doing it with Atkinson, I must say that I'm going to take the plunge and put Maggie Smith on that list as well. Over the past few years I've become so used to seeing her in the Harry Potter movies that it's almost Twilight Zone strange to see her in anything else. Seeing her here, I'm reminded of how great she is and how she has proved her amazing ability and range time and again over the years.

    If you're at all drawn to British humor or to dark comedy in general, this one may be a good choice. There are no fireworks, but there is plenty of just plain great actor-to-actor interaction amidst the mayhem.
  • xXxprettytemptationsxXx
    December 17, 2009
    xXxprettytemptationsxXx
    ok it was funny but i thought it would be heaps funnier and better than it was i think rowan atkinson should just stick with being mr bean
  • larkart
    December 1, 2009
    larkart
    Maggie Smith started as Peter Pan and has now ended up a delightfully evil Mary Poppins! Great cast, very funny story...twist ending. Some people just need killin'!
  • dukeakasmudge
    November 11, 2009
    dukeakasmudge
    What a GREAT British comedy.I did NOT expect this movie to be as good as it was
  • lozza0308
    November 10, 2009
    lozza0308
    I enjoyed this one. Very quirky and I love the black humour.
  • SheTVM
    October 25, 2009
    SheTVM
    I decided to see it cause was a dark humor with ?Mr. Bean? and Kristin. In this case the British humor wasn't so funny for me.
    But Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott-Thomas and Maggie Smith make you to see it till the end!
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