Review of Gosford Park (2001) by Lewis E — 09 Mar 2015
A crop of well known British actors are handpicked to star in this posh whodunit mystery. Subsequently turns out the cast list is the most impressive thing about 'Gosford Park'. No suspense or sense of unease is really created since hardly anyone appeared affected by the murder and there weren't many established areas of conflict to allow the enjoyment of identifying suspects.
The twist may be good for those invested but I began drifting in and out when I lost track of everyone's names and relationships to each other. Plus, the characters in general are very boring, some of them having nothing better to do than to sit around playing bridge.
Commentary on the socialite/servant divide is appreciated but this alone does not satisfy those who came for a juicy murder mystery and instead found another dry, long-ass ITV period drama.
This review of Gosford Park (2001) was written by Lewis E on 09 Mar 2015.
Gosford Park has generally received very positive reviews.
Was this review helpful?
