Mrs. Henderson Presents Critic Reviews
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It offers a feel-good experience, but without the heavy dose of schmaltz that often accompanies such a production.Read the full review
Just as there will always be an England, there will always be a certain kind of English film: the highly polished entertainment, well-acted, genteelly amusing and impeccably turned out. Mrs. Henderson Presents is the latest example of the trend and an especially satisfying one.Read the full review
One of the wittiest comedies to come our way in a very long time.Read the full review
An absolute delight from start to finish.Read the full review
Mrs. Henderson Presents is a very old hat, and Judi Dench wears it beautifully.Read the full review
Mrs. Henderson Presents is not great cinema, and neither was the Windmill great theater, but they both put on a good show.Read the full review
Has an old-fashioned feel, as if it had been made in the period of its setting. I mean this as a compliment.Read the full review
Humor and warmth abound in Mrs. Henderson Presents.Read the full review
Poking fun at uptight British civility has long been a monocle-shattering comedic staple, and Mrs. Henderson Presents gets by for a while on its genial naughtiness.Read the full review
The subplot involving a tragic romance between a soldier and one of the living statues (the lovely Kelly Reilly) is hell on the humor and on a movie that stays content to do the trite thing.Read the full review
