Colibel Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

Maidexpl Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Dirtylogy It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

belva0308 I have a lot of favorite movies but this one may be one of the most recently done movies on my list. Each line and scene in this movie is part of an overall picture. If you blink, talk, look away you will miss a piece of a magnificent puzzle. This cast may be one of the most collectively talented casts you could put together. Each member seems to blend in so well that you don't even realize they are acting. I have watched the movie several times and the commentary and I still have a hard time thinking of the characters as anything but who they are in the movie. The set, the lighting, the little bits all add up to an amazing piece of work that should be watched when quiet and in a time when you can really take in the whole story. It is a time that has gone by, a life that has faded, a lifestyle no longer being lived and yet this snapshot makes it feel so very close. The mystery is is not only interesting, but heartfelt. Without giving away plot points, my favorite scene is towards the end between two actresses who are legends and who both prefer the scene with realism and caring without being over the top.A must see if you have ever watched and enjoyed "Downton Abbey", take time to see this masterpiece.

tapio_hietamaki Juggling a vast cast of characters, 'Gosford Park' is at times a bit difficult to follow - especially as the characters are referred to with several different names - but the fantastic acting performances make it easier to identify the characters and remember their part in the story.There are a lot of plots to follow - a stingy uncle denying the allowance of a disliked relative, Hollywood people coming to snoop around in search of new material, a new house servant getting used to a trying mistress - but they all tie into the theme of servants and gentry and the gulf between them. There's the people upstairs and the people downstairs and the bridges between them are flimsy.It's not a 'Romeo and Juliet' type situation, it's much more pervasive. The divide between classes exists deep in the characters' minds and we are shown various results of it. The time frame is in the 1930's, so the old systems are starting to be viewed with criticism, especially by the American outsiders.There's a murder, but it's not especially important and happens late in the movie. Stephen Fry makes an appearance as a prejudiced, incompetent detective.

remus-45229 *Upstairs* daughters of the Earl of Carton and their husbands: Sylvia & William McCordle Louisa & Raymond Stockbridge Lavinia & Anthony MeredithIsobel McCordle Mabel & Freddie NesbittIvor Novello (William McCordle's second cousin) Morris Weissman Henry Denton (disguised as Morris Weissman's valet)Constance TrenthamRupert Standish Jeremy Blond*Downstairs* Robert Parks (Raymond Stockbridge's valet, Ivor Novello's casual valet) Sarah (Lavinia Meredith's maid) Barnes (Anthony Meredith's valet) Mary Maceachran (Constance Trentham's maid)Jennings (butler) Probert (William McCordle's valet) George (first footman, Rupert Standish's casual valet) Arthur (footman, Jeremy Blond and Morris Weissman's casual valet) Strutt (keeper)Mrs. Wilson (housekeeper) Mrs. Croft (cook) Lewis (Sylvia McCordle's maid) Elsie (head housemaid, Mabel Nesbitt's casual maid) Dorothy (still room maid) Bertha (kitchen maid)

Kirpianuscus not surprising from Robert Altman. and from the great cast. but far to be predictable for the wise science of portrait of different characters, for the atmosphere who represents almost a puzzle of subtle details, for the links between different interests, for the touching story, for the exploration of the flavor and roots and masks of a century. so many, refined stories impose the impression of the absence of one. because not the key incident is the most important but the small scenes who transforms the film in convincing chronicle of period. the dialogues, the dark emotions, the desires, secrets, the impact between the two classes, the competition who grow up scene by scene are steps of an impressive show about expectations and answers to challenges. it is fascinating to discover a living society in its struggles for survive, ignoring reality. an admirable work.the great mark of a fantastic director.