Customer Reviews
A Comedy Without Laughs.... - By: L. Norris, 31 Mar 2008 
As the opening credits rolled on this movie I started to get misgivings. A Baldwin brother... but sadly William not Alec, a Thompson sister, unfortunately Sophie & not Emma, a Hollywood actress - but its Jeanne Tripplehorn, one of that breed of B-list American babes who along with the likes of Andie MacDowell happily slum it in British made movies. Julie Andrews leads the lack lustre cast as an aristocratic matriarch in 1950s British society. Many years living in LA have given Dame Julie's accent a strange mid Atantic twang which does not serve her well in this supposedly terribly English role. The plot is not the most intriguing & the script provides no real laughs. The scenery's pretty enough & there's nothing here that would offend your grannie. To sum up, its a pleasant enough way to kill an hour on a Sunday afternoon, but its not a movie you will treasure & want to watch again. What the wonderful Stephen Fry was doing wasting his talents as the butler with no great lines to say is beyond me - picking up the paycheck & hanging out with his friends I'd guess!
Light-hearted fun - By: C. O'Hare, 28 Jan 2008 
I have watched the DVD several times now. It's fun to watch Stephen Frye, Julie Andrews, a Baldwin, & others in this fun farce. You'll enjoy this movie if you want an uncomplicated evening of laughs. Frye is the best part of the movie, in my opinion.
Delightful and great fun to watch. - By: Uenna, 16 Jan 2006 
I found this movie by chance whilst searching for movies by Julie Andrews. What a delightful & light hearted entertainment it turned out to be. This movie was well enjoyed by my family. The added bonus of having two of my favourite actors - Julie Andrews & Colin Firth was more than I could ask for. Colin Firth was at his most mischievous best & the ever lovely & royal Julie Andrews. This is an alll star cast; there is a guest appearance by Stephanie Beecham.
This is great comedy & it is light hearted too. It is great fun to watch, you can't go wrong with this DVD.
So funny! - By: , 19 Aug 2005 This film was delightful, we had such a laugh at the cinema! I don't know how anyone could give it ONE star!!! It reallly is funny, if you love Pride & Prejudice, Emma, Sense & Sensibility & The Importance of Being Earnest, then you will love this too!
Pointless - By: A. Mccoll, 09 Aug 2005 alll these great actors, great settings, good production & well nothing reallly. Days later still can't work out what on earth Colin Firth was supposed to be doing, why Stephen Fry needs to be Jeeves (again, & again, & again!!) & well why reallly !! sorry not worth the effort to watch it. Had great potential - the girl guides were mildly amusing but that is about it.
