Savage House

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Shyama P @RT06177227 1d Too one note. After half an hour, the glorious but hackneyed performances were the only saving grace in an unimaginative pastiche of British gentry and the class system. See more Howard J @Howardj 2d All of the characters, not just Richard G. and Claire F., look to be having a ball as they keep an obvious plot with surprising twists moving swiftly along, revelling in an intriguing mixture of comedy, pathos and grossness. A strand of seriousness e.g. Lady Savage's love for Sir Chauncey despite (because of?) his faults adds substance to a very enjoyable film. See more Runa R @runa.r 6d It’s a well-made film, with strong performances and impressive sets, but the story drags on excessively. It started to bore me—the story just never seems to move forward. Those fifteen days feel like two years. See more Anthony G @Newton44 Jun 17 Why are most people giving this brilliant film only 3 stars. It's most deserving of 5 PLUS. A fantastic period romp, beautifully acted and filmed with gorgeous music, script and costumes. Richard E. Grant and Claire Foy are masterly BRILLIANT together with the rest of the cast. DON'T MISS THIS at your peril. See more Robin H @RT16578982 Jun 16 Nice idea, but heavily over-directed, sadly lacking in tension and pace, lumbered with an anti-climactic ending, and no amount of deafening score can compensate for the defects. See more John T @DrJohnT Jun 11 Richard E Grant was perfectly cast as the social climbing Chauncey and Claire Foy played a magnificent role as his rich but equally flawed wife. I loved the role Jack Farthing played as the put upon valet / general dogsbody which Chauncey had to admit to himself was probably his best friend. Pip Torrens is always good value, but I really did not feel his character ‘Mr Black’ was given the right dialogue to say. But somehow, this black comedy misses the mark. There are laugh out loud moments, but generally the jokes fall flat. For me, the plot was rather predictable and the narrator's narrative was rather annoying. Clearly the whole plan to entertain the Duke and Dutchess was going to fall apart. Maybe it was the cinema, but many scenes were very dark, so the beautiful sets were not shown off in their full glory. See more Read all reviews

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