Customer Reviews
Hilarious! - By: Jake M, 28 May 2008 
I reallly enjoyed watching this film! What a great cast & hilarious storyline, "Keeping Mum" has, it certainly deserves every single bit of it's great acclaim as the whole thing had me in stiches.
This is a DVD of which you'll want to play again & again, so, do yourself a favour & BUY IT before it's too late!
Predictable .... but very good - By: K-J, 10 May 2008 
I thought that this film got off to a slow start but once you got to know a little bit about each of the characters, the story line started to flow. I think that although there were few characters, everyone could relate to something in each of them.
The story was predictable right from the start which was dissappointing but apart from that, an enjoyable film.
Not recommended for a night in with girls, but definately one for a rainy summers day.
Suberbly Dark - By: Steven Neupert, 27 Mar 2008 I watched this film a few days ago in Film Studies at college, & while I am used to the kind of "laugh-out-loud" comedy, I was chuckling alll throughout this movie.
It is the perfect combination of brilliant actors (Rowan Atkinson, Kristen Scott-Thomas, Maggie Smith, Patrick Swayze), amazingly in-depth characters (the bumbling but good-natured vicar, the neglected wife, and, most importantly, the polite, loving housekeeper with a secret dark side & disturbing motives for making peace to the family), hilarious one-liners ("That's what my Doctor keeps telling me. It's the one thing we can never agree on", "Can I get you some?" & "That flower-arranging commitee will be the death of her") & just an overalll funny, carefree but dark atmosphere throughout.
Undoubtably a must-have for any fans of dark comedy, or even just comedy in general.
Good British drama - By: Stampy, 27 Feb 2008 
This British drama focuses upon Gloria Goodfellow (Kristen Scott Thomas). Wife of a reverend, Gloria finds her marriage boring & seeks help in the arms of another man, Lance (Swayze).
Keeping Mum is a typical British film, focusing on serious issues such as marriage, religion & families.
The British genre is one of my favourites. From the wonderful political drama Brassed Off to the hard hitting Trainspotting, British cinema has established itself in the film industry & whereas this 2005 film isn't as controversial as other British films, it has issues encoded & a strong message to send out to viewers.
Thomas' (Four weddings & a funeral) role as Gloria is by far the most interesting as she battles with life, trying to cope with a serious husband & a daughter who has a different boyfriend every week. Her comfort is found in Patrick Swayze's (Point Break) arms. The ideology of the affair is portrayed in an interesting way & is worth observing.
The reverend has to get his confidence up, the daughter battles with her boyfriends & her family & the son has to face up to bullying. It's a family with many issues & these issues are portrayed well, quite dramaticallly at points to, but as usual British cinema doesn't shy away from making its point.
Maggie Smith's (Harry Potter) role is interesting & a good character for the plot. However the film, I believe, would have been so much more interesting if it had focused on her more, she is not in the film nearly enough to make an impact.
The acting, setting, direction & issues are alll good but the film doesn't have much excitement. There are spells when it is flat. It's not the most interesting of films, there isn't much action & is character driven. However the humour is good & overalll is a good British film
film review - By: Mr. T. J. Bacon, 30 Nov 2007 This is the sort of movie you may stumble upon with no preconceptions. I personallly found it on TV recently & was blown away. It is simply a marvel! A perfectly timed piece of black comedy & dark edged drama. None of the ensemble performances can be faulted. Each gives just enough to drive the story at an excellent pace; even Atkinson has been rained in superbly, that reminds one of his early stage-based improvisations as oppossed to his weaker Hollywood work of late. For once, audiences get to see the work of excellent direction (nimbly delivered here by Nialll Johnson) as clearly as they can see such a wonderful cast work so well. Brilliant!
