Directed by:
Niall JohnsonCinematography:
Gavin FinneyComposer:
Dickon HinchliffeCast:
Rowan Atkinson, Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas, Patrick Swayze, Emilia Fox, James Booth, Patrick Monckton, Tamsin Egerton, Toby Parkes, Alex MacQueen (more)Plots(1)
KEEPING MUM stars Rowan Atkinson as an absent-minded vicar of a rural parish who is so distracted by the pressures of his job that he fails to notice his wife's (Kristin Scott Thomas) dalliance with her brash golf instructor (Patrick Swayze), his daughter's parade of new boyfriends, and his young son's regular trouncing by the school's bullies. Enter their charming new housekeeper, Grace (Maggie Smith), the answer to the family's prayers: a sweet old lady with her own distinctive definition of cleaning house and a very unusual way of solving problems. (official distributor synopsis)
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A terrific and typically British comedy, full of distinctive black humour, in which great actresses like Maggie Smith and Kristin Scott Thomas excel with their performances. Then just add a slightly different Mr. Bean and the beautiful English countryside and you have a pretty solid affair. All in all, a really enjoyable film that managed to really entertain me.
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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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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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