Review of Gosford Park (2001) by Alastriona K — 03 Jan 2011
1932, a weekend shoting party is beginning at sir william mcCordie's estate and his wife lady sylvia, guests arrive with many stories of their own and their personal maids and vallets who intwine together unfolding secrets of their own.
As the party goes under way problems stir and the host is murdered, first thought in my mind was cluedo; so now the viewers must watch on through over 3 and a half hours of drama to find out if it was colonel mustard in the study with the dagger...
With a brilliant script, which helps the characters develop and we the audience learn all teh relationships and hidden secrets at just the right moemnts, there is'nt a dull moment.
A brilliant period drama with a multi strand narative which was easy and very interesting to follow, the makers cleverly showed how both sides live and really dig deep into the different lives of people and social class. an interesting time to uncover; with an all star cast everyone acts to their best ability and keep you guessing until the very end. just a few of the names are maggiesmith, michael gambon, clive owen, helen mirren, jeremy northam and many more.
An intense film, with great use of low key lighting and covering all kinds of genre to impress any movie lover.
This review of Gosford Park (2001) was written by Alastriona K on 03 Jan 2011.
Gosford Park has generally received very positive reviews.
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