Nominee
There is something inherently fun about British people doing very British things. And if you round up the best of them and they do the best of British activities, well its great sport. Here we have an incredible ensemble cast that keeps reminding that you should watch Harry Potter at some point this summer. With names like Michael Gambon, Maggie Smith, and Helen Mirren gracing the cast there are spot on character performances that create this world of duality.
The main focus of this film is the structure of this social system. There are the servants who stand on the sidelines of the rich accessing this world through the whims of those they serve. Then there are the rich who live in a world of artificial pleasantries and only gain the real motives of their relatives through their gossiping servants. This of course leads to the ultimate problem...murder.
This story succeeds in discussing morality and the varying measures we go through to maintain loyalty, or rather relationships. It is in the conclusion that we access what the ultimate message is, that it is love that motivates the actions of some but because of this flawed system murder is the culmination of this emotion.
The shooting is clean, and the editing allows us to foreshadow the end. Also the score, which I haven't discussed with a movie in a while, is notably adequate at setting the mood throughout the film.
I did have one problem with the film, there are so many characters that at times it is hard to keep track of them. You can only keep track of so many bit characters and side plots. I am not entirely sure that some of them actually did anything for this story.
Overall: This is a solid watch. It's a who done it that seeks to expose a flaw in socioeconomic gaps. I liked it but I will state it is hard to keep track of some of the characters. However they are all British so listening to them talk makes it forgivable. Happy Watching!
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