Can there be a film that stars several of the greatest actors from the United Kingdom in almost every single role? How can this be? People the average American viewer wouldn’t know half of those people. Well, this is all true for Gosford Park is a great who-done-it film. Helen Mirren, Clive Owen, Michael Gambon, Emily Watson, Maggie Smith, Charles Dance, Derek Jacobi, and Eileen Atkins, Kelly MacDonald, Tom Hollander, Sophie Thompson, Jeremy Northam, Stephen Fry, Alan Bates, Richard E Grant, and Kristen Scott Thomas.
Not only is the cast great, every single one giving their all in a very complex and fast paced film, but the screenplay is great work. In anyone else’s hand, the story would be too convoluted and too arduous to keep up with. However, in Jullian Fellowes gifted hands, this film is complex without it being overbearing. We don’t struggle to keep up with the story. If you miss a few plot points, it’s okay because everything kind of ties off nicely and so you can focus harder on the details the second go-round. It is put together well and is well deserving of everyone’s praise.
The music is also touching, not going too far as too take the viewers away from the film. Patrick Doyle encompasses the audience and draws you in without you knowing about it. I found myself coming closer to the television whenever something big was going to happen without knowing that I was. Also, if you listen closely, you can hear some beautiful themes for certain characters.
So overall, a great film: fantastic cast in which they all do great with what little screen time they all have, a well crafted screenplay in which nothing was forced, and a well composed score that doesn’t detach the audience from what is going to happen. Great movie and I highly recommend anyone to watch it.
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