Review of An Ideal Husband (1999) by A H — 26 Jan 2009
This is the film to savour, to taste and revere for every nuance. It is the perfect comedy of manners with outstanding performances by the whole cast. Jeremy Northam plays a gentle shy man conflicted by ambition and his morals whose wife Cate Blanchett puts him on a pedestal to worship. The subsequent revelation of the hypocrisy at the heart of their marriage is deliciously decorated by all the supporting cast who are manipulated by Rupert Everett enjoying the finest hour (or two!) of his career so far.
The DVD benefits enormously from a home cinema system as every word drips with double meaning! It is my favourite dialogue film of all time and far, far, better than The importance of being ....
This review of An Ideal Husband (1999) was written by A H on 26 Jan 2009.
An Ideal Husband has generally received positive reviews.
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