GamerTab That was an excellent one.

SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined

Helloturia I have absolutely never seen anything like this movie before. You have to see this movie.

moonspinner55 Elderly though indefatigable British widow in 1937 decides (seemingly on a whim) to invest her time and money into renovating a shuttered theatre in London, hiring a savvy show manager to coordinate the programs and help her with such wonderful tasks as auditions. After several weeks of success, the lovingly bickering business partners find the West End is draining them of their audiences, so Mrs. Henderson nonchalantly offers an invaluable solution: to bring the frisky style of France's Moulin Rogue to England--but will the stuffy Lord Chamberlain permit them to showcase nude women on the stage? Alternately endearing and creaky mixture of comedy, drama, pathos, sentiment, and war-time nostalgia easily gets by on the strength of stars Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins (who also served as executive producer). The editing is a bit sloppy, rendering the narrative slapdash on occasion, while the WWII backdrop is so artificially presented it seems almost to represent a fantasy (perhaps intentionally). However, Dench is a winner, creating an enjoyable and three-dimensional characterization: at once willful, exasperating and loving. She's both mother-hen to her girls and wife-substitute to Hoskins, who works very well with her. Watching this great actress glide through the simple material so bemusedly reaps its own rewards and, though the heaviness of the film's midsection appears to be leading nowhere, the picture does finally move us by focusing on character instead of on incident. **1/2 from ****

bexter-570-846938 Stephen Frears presents a wonderful movie. Another outstanding cast with a fantastic performance from Judie Dench (as Laura Henderson) Playing the part of a bored widow until she buys the windmill theater.I found this movie exceptionally brave to go outside of the ordinary and film a movie about naked girls in the 1920's. But even though this film has some nudity, it isn't about nudity. It is about listening and following instead of giving instruction. and it's about it's personality that counts not there looks(I'm sure you have heard about that saying)and there are others I'm sure that I haven't included.A huge portion of my enjoyment of this film was of course the music and dance that went on in the windmill theater.George Fenton(the writer of the music)and Will Young (singer and actor)a perfect combination which made the ending song (turn the sails of the windmill) sad because it was nearing the end of the film.

l_rawjalaurence This film dramatizes a real-life event in British theater history; the story of the old Windmill Theatre in the West End, which never closed from its opening in 1937 until it finally shut down in 1962. Even during the Blitz, with the German bombers flying overhead, the theater still offered its patrons the chance to see still-life nudes interspersed with comedy offerings. "Mrs. Henderson Presents" tells a good story, but leaves out some fundamental details - particularly the fact that the revues always contained stand-up comedians, who had the difficult job of trying to entertain audiences who had come only to look at the nude girls. Some of Britain's most famous artistes of the 40s and 50s cut their teeth at the theater, including Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, and Tony Hancock. In addition "Mrs. Henderson Presents" unfortunately becomes a little soapy towards the end, as it depicts the love-hate relationship between the eponymous central character (Judi Dench) and Vivian van Damm (Bob Hoskins). Moreover the girls themselves are shown as almost too good to be true; director Stephen Frears does not depict the squalor of their lives as they were forced to live as well as work in the theater. Nonetheless if you fancy a feel-good movie, then "Mrs. Henderson Presents" is worth a look.

emmapollard-1 Definitely a film to make Britian proud! Judy Dench is hilarious, as a rich near seventy year old who says 'pussy' and wants her girls to have their pubic hair shaved off when they are naked. An absolutely classic gem, it has a story line, a love line, nudity that isn't crude or sexual, patriotism - the lot. Rather sadly, you see Mrs Henderson fall in love again with a married man who couldn't love her back. If anything, this film teaches you that life never stops, even when you're seventy. You're never too old to fall in love, and people's perceptions are often wrong. Bob Hoskins is masterful as Vivianne Vann Damn - he even gets his willy out! All in all, 10/10.