Matrixston Wow! Such a good movie.

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Matrixiole Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

MartinHafer Two elderly sisters (Maggie Smith and Judi Dench) live along the Cornish coast in England. One evening a violent storm erupts and the next morning a young man has washed ashore on the beach. The sisters manage to get him to their cottage and when he awakens it slowly becomes apparent that the guy is Polish. Now here's where it gets a little odd. Instead of just nursing him back to health and sending him on his way, the women hold on to Andrea (Daniel Brühl). Essentially, instead of adopting a new dog or cat, the pair adopt a young man! What is to become of this? And, who exactly is he and how did he get to Cornwall?So is this film any good? Yes...which isn't surprising considering it stars Dench and Smith--two amazing actresses. Likewise, the music (which makes up a great deal of the film) is lovely. In fact, I have no real complaints and the film is original. Worth seeing.

David Min This is one of the best films I've seen. It's no summer blockbuster, with big budget post-processing and popping colours. To be honest, the colours in the film looked quite bland, but the atmosphere is absolutely suitable. The film's pace is quite slow - it's best to simply give in and savour every bit.The emotional depth of this film is incredibly powerful. Joshua Bell's violin performances featured in the film certainly helped towards that, but ultimately it's the filmmaker's portrayal of a very complex set of emotions in a way that's genuine, bare. Jealousy, insecurity, joy, serenity are all pictured with great fidelity. With no Megan Fox-like actresses and no Chris Hemsworth-like actors, the film felt real, intimate, and is a great film to treasure.

TheLittleSongbird "If music be the language of love, play on"- Very true statement you know.I wasn't expecting to like Ladies in Lavender, but being a lover of both Maggie Smith and Judi Dench, I knew I had to see it. And you know what? I loved it, admittedly it is very slow and perhaps the ending a little abrupt, but essentially it is beautifully-acted, directed and rendered, that I actually found very moving.First of all, I loved how it was filmed. The setting is old fashioned, but it is exquisite to look at as well. Some parts are like looking at a watercolour painting, seeing how picturesque it all was. The scenery was sumptuous and the costumes gorgeous. And the music from Nigel Hess was utterly amazing, some of the melodies played on the violin is close to heart rending. Although the violin can play sinister and devilish pieces like Danse Macabre, it also works bringing to life poignant works like Meditation from Thais and Tchaikovsky's Melody. The music composed I think was one of those elements that made the film so touching, it was extremely beautiful.The direction from Charles Dance, who acted so well in Bleak House, is subtle, and this allows each actor to bring their character and the sophisticated screenplay to life. The story is nimbly told, about the upheaval and yearning when a handsome young man(with a catch-he can't speak English) is found washed up on the beach, and goes into very subtle emotional regions.And the cast is exceptional. Maggie Smith doesn't get as much screen time as Dench, but she gives a very strong performances as always as the voice of reason. Judi Dench is also exceptional in a difficult role as Ursula, and Daniel Bruhl is indeed handsome as the handsome stranger Andrea. The supporting cast were outstanding as well, Natascha McElhone, David Warner and Miriam Margoyles give suitably deft performances and it works for this sort of film.Overall, very beautiful and touching, particularly worth seeing for the acting and the music. 9/10 Bethany Cox

Jackson Booth-Millard It was interesting to learn that this film was the directorial debut of actor Charles Dance, I only knew it before for the two lead actresses, and it turned out to be not bad. Basically the lives of the elderly Widdington sisters, Ursula (Dame Judi Dench) and Janet (Dame Maggie Smith), living in the 1930's in Cornwall, are turned upside down when they rescue a handsome young man after they find him washed up on the nearby beach. This young man, named Andrea Marowski (Daniel Brühl) can't speak English, and is apparently Polish, who also knows some German, and the film basically sees the sisters looking after him while he heals, teaching him some English, finding out his musical talent (although you can tell the actor isn't really playing), coping with him hanging out with not much liked Olga Danilof (Natascha McElhone), and some other stuff. Eventually Andrea is able to leave, he was originally going to go with suspicious Olga, but he didn't, and he instead goes to London to perform his musical talent live to many, including Ursula and Janet in the audience. Also starring Miriam Margolyes as Dorcas, David Warner as Dr. Francis Mead, Freddie Jones as Jan Pendered, Clive Russell as Adam Penruddocke, Toby Jones as Hedley, Joanna Dickens as Mrs. Pendered and Gregor Henderson-Begg as Luke Pendered. The performances by Dench and Smith are very good, and support from the likes of Margoyles, Warner and McElhone are fine, in a subtle period drama. Worth watching!