Wednesday 25 November 2015

The Lady in the van

When it has Maggie Smith in it, it has to be worth watching. She never disappoints either.

I do love a film in which you kinda have to work out what had happened before the end- like with Poirot but this wasn't meant to be a detective film. The film itself just flowed really nicely with the plot unraveling as the film went by in a somewhat carefree manner. The advantage that this film had was that it really didn't have a huge cast and so the smaller characters were being played by well known people like James Corden.

This film was thoroughly entertaining. I laughed throughout. I was slightly expecting a keeping mum like film and although it wasn't quite like that and perhaps not as funny it was still great. I admire this woman so much because she has spent the last x amount of years filming downton abbey and in the meantime making fabulous films such as The Quartet and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. From the way that she was playing the piano in the film it is clear that she could really play the piano but where she got the time to practice in between filming all the films and series that she has been a part of I have absolutely no idea.

I salute this woman and have enjoyed every role that she has ever taken on. This woman should be given an award for achieving everything that she has achieved in her career. It is extraordinary and something that every actor should aspire to imitate.

Light humor and very easy going. Easy to watch and the kind of film that makes you come out of the cinema with a grin on your face knowing that you just had a very pleasant and enjoyable afternoon watching one of the greats at her best.

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