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 enlarge | Director: Niall Johnson
Actors: Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith, Patrick Swayze, Tamsin Egerton
Studio: Velocity / Thinkfilm
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
Buy Used: $6.90
You Save: $8.08 (54%)
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Rating:  61 reviews
Sales Rank: 2565
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Published)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 104
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: VELDTF54975D
UPC: 821575549752
EAN: 0821575549752
ASIN: B000K7VHQY
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
Release Date: February 20, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 How to keep Mum and enjoy it! August 24, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Keeping Mum is the nice quiet story of Reverend Goodfellow (Rowan Atkinson) and his totally dysfunctional family. Reverend Goodfellow is absorbed in the community, sacrificing his family for the community. Gloria Goodfellow (Kristin Scott Thomas) is the reverends wife and is totally frustrated that her husband is absorbed in his work; so much that she's taking up golf and has a sleazy golf instructor (Patrick Swayze). Reverend Goodfellow's kids, Holly and Petey are almost cut from the Kelly and Bud Bundy mold; the young tramp and the young dweb whom everyone picks on. To help this family correct itself a housekeeper is brought in (Grace, played by Maggie Smith) with a little bit of a background, she kind of murdered her husband and his lover when she a young twenty something bride.
My Likes:
The characters are so strong in this one and how couldn't they be with this cast. Rowan Atkinson is on top of his game. This is no Mr. Bean or Blackadder. Instead this is more like an older Father Gerald (Four Weddings and a Funeral) who's married and settled in the country. Rowan Atkinson sells the reverend who's forgotten his family for his job so well. Equally of interest is how well we see Reverend Goodfellow learn about his family and religion with humor from Grace.
Maggie Smith is outstanding as Grace. She enables family see their problems and come together so well. Of particular interest is the length's she'll go to keep the family together. After all, it's hard to get over old habits...
Patrick Swayze sells the greasy American golf pro that's trying to take advantage of his female students so well! He uses sexual innuendos, pressure, promises, and a humorous male G-string. It's almost as if he was born for the role.
Kristin Scott Thomas does and excellent job playing the wife who's tired of her husband ignoring her for work. She doesn't want to have an affair, but it seems to be the only way she'll have attention paid to her and maybe get rid of the annoying neighbors and the dog that yaps.
My Dislikes:
The movie is generally very strong. Two slight weaknesses are that Kristin doesn't seem fully engaged in parts of the movie and Petey is sort of cleaned up and left out of the back half. In Kristin's case I interrupt the lack of engagement to be because she's bored with her husband and wants some spice.
The Rating:
A very solid 4 star movie (going toward 5 stars!). The plot is fun and engrossing. The humor is a chuckler, not a belly-roarer. Things have been nicely cut together to make this a nice cosy for people to enjoy on a quiet night. The actors come across as real people, no one person totally dominating the scene; however the two main ones are Gloria learning about her family and Grace helping her and the family. There are several nice surprises that are pulled out of the steamer trunk that make for an excellent show that's entertaining. Sexual content is medium; there are several scenes' where sex is implied and/or a body part is seen. No matter, this is an excellent black comedy.
 Darkly charming August 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was one of the best movies I have seen in a long time. I'm sorry it didn't get wider release, and very pleased to own it. Well, first, I would watch Maggie Smith read the phone book, and then it's got charming English scenery, and oh yeah, Patrick Swayze in a hilarious turn as a lecherous golf pro. Think of it as "Arsenic and Old Lace" meets "Father Ted." Story by Richard Russo, author of "Empire Falls" and other good novels.
" HMMM IS SHE STILL FOR HIRE " ? June 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
saw this advertised on T.V. and didn't know what to expect but, since I'm a fan of Ms. Smith I decided I'd give it a watch . Well, I found it was to be on 4 more times between then first time and the next few days . Did I watch again and again ? If home , you bettcha .
Rowan Atkins ...pleasantly surprised. I thought all he could do was Mr. Bean . I was wrong.
Kristin Scott Thomas ...great in her part of the negelected wife .
Patrick Swayze ...I was surprised to see him ...he did his job well as the letch .
Ms. Smith ..... always a pleasure .
quite funny and I too recommend it. I won't go into story detail as it's been done and done again on here . so you decide .
What a movie! June 18, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Keeping Mum is one of the best movies I've seen in a while and it has everything, murder, comedy, sex, you name it! Maggie Smith is perfectly cast as is Kristin Scott Thomas and let's not forget "Mr. Bean," who is equally as good in this delightful movie. Much better and far more entertaining than the usual shoot 'em up crammed with special effects movies that seem to be engulfing our cinemas. If you just want a fun movie with a story, yes a real story, and some laughs, Keeping Mum is one not to keep mum about!
Maggie Smith is my favorite June 3, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Dame Maggie Smith is the best actress of our century, proven so many times over the decades, this little movie is sweet, funny and shows how versitile this grand lady is in her acting :-) She's the best!!! Thank you, Dame Maggie Smith!!
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