Gosford Park

2001

Action / Comedy / Drama / Mystery

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 87% · 165 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 78% · 25K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 93753 93.8K

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Plot summary

In 1930s England, a group of pretentious rich and famous gather together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort. But when a murder occurs, each one of these interesting characters becomes a suspect.


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Helen Mirren as Mrs. Wilson
Maggie Smith as Constance Trentham
Kelly Macdonald as Mary Maceachran
Michael Gambon as William McCordle
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by questl-18592 6 / 10

Knives Out: Grandmother Edition

Had never heard of this until a friend recommended it to me. A stacked cast of Brits all getting together for a good ole whodunnit? Yeah, I'm game. As far as mysteries go, this feels like it was taken straight from the pages of Agatha Christie. At least I imagine it does, I've never actually read one of her books. There's wit and charm and sophisticated classism oozing out of every frame.

Where this loses me is in the pacing. This feels soooooo slow to me. The first hour was a struggle to stay awake through as they introduce character after character and all the little intricacies of the relationships. My problem is that I end up comparing this heavily with the more recent Knives Out and where Johnson added flare and quirk to the cast of Knives, Gosford feels very flat and monotone. It's so dry and one note the whole way through that things started to turn into just noise, like listening to Charlie Brown's parents.

I still think this is a solid movie, I'm just not sure it's for me. The pacing really made this a tough experience and the overall drudgery made it difficult for me to get invested but I can see the cleverness, the intricate web of layers being weaved. When the credits rolled I felt like I was glad to have watched it, intellectually, but I don't know that I'd ever feel compelled to visit it again.

Reviewed by Antagonisten 6 / 10

Didn't quite do it for me

Sometimes when i see a movie i walk out of the theater with a strange sensation. Not exactly knowing what it was i just watched. It was not great, nor was it bad. And soon, within fifteen minutes of my departure from my seat, do i begin having trouble retelling the story of the movie or even saying what it was about. Gosford Park is one of those movies.

Robert Altman certainly shows that he is a very competent film-maker here. Both technically complete as well as narratively interesting this movie is filled with directorial skills. It certainly doesn't lack the actors either, this film is very well acted throughout. Which is not really surprising considering the credits, a long line of fine actors. The story is nothing revolutionary, but quite interestingly told. It's given from two perspectives, first the noble people and then their servants. A relationship that is also causing quite a lot of comedy.

So with all that i have recounted above this should be a great movie. Well, i would have to say both yes and no. While i found it to have many qualities there is just something about the whole thing that failed to excite me. Sometimes when i watch a movie i get the feeling that the director has almost worked too hard trying to perfect his style. I get that feeling here. The movie is almost too much, like someone somewhere is trying too hard. Or maybe it's just me. For whatever reasons this polished and well thought-through movie just didn't quite do it for me, even though it was certainly decent entertainment for as long as it lasted. I rate it 6/10.

Reviewed by TheLittleSongbird 9 / 10

Hugely entertaining

The beginning is a little slow with occasions when you are not completely sure who the characters are or where the story is going to go. But about twenty-five minutes in, it picks up significantly and the rest is hugely entertaining stuff. The direction is spot on, Robert Altman can be hit and miss, but when he is in the hit category he is very good, which is the case here.

I also love Gosford Park for its witty dialogue especially seen with Maggie Smith, its beautiful autumnal setting though I love the cinematography and costumes just as much and the appropriately jazzy score. The story is lovely, with some great whodunit elements and themes such as class and social interaction.

The acting is very good. Stephen Fry is delightfully comic, and Ryan Phillippe is also decent. And while Kelly MacDonald does really well in the pivotal role, and Jeremy Northam and Michael Gambon are great value, it is Maggie Smith who steals the show in effortless bitchy mode.

Overall, a great and hugely entertaining film and one of Altman's best. I can understand why people mayn't like it, it is not for everyone but if you give it a chance you may find you'll like it. I also recommend Clue and Murder By Death, both focus more on the whodunit side but both are classics as far as I am concerned. 9/10 Bethany Cox

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