Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont Critic Reviews
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It's an altogether satisfying drama -- the sort of movie some people complain they don't make anymore. So here it is; what's your excuse?Read the full review
The details are what matters, and thanks to a cast of all-star British elders and a mischievous sense of humor, the filmmakers bring those details to vivid life.Read the full review
The movie is a delight, in ways both expected and rare.Read the full review
The casting, at least, is magical. Plowright shows both her character's strength and her heartbreaking vulnerability, sometimes at once.Read the full review
It's all expectable, it's all enjoyable: British theatrical professionalism at the highest pitch.Read the full review
A low-key drama with comedic undertones that will appeal to older auds, arthouse patrons, and Joan Plowright fans.Read the full review
The unabashedly sentimental film is a juicy morsel for the great British actress Dame Joan Plowright, who endows Mrs. Palfrey with stoic charm and decency.Read the full review
As it is, Mrs. Palfrey seems to suggest the Claremont is located somewhere in the Twilight Zone. Where are the televisions? Where are the chain stores? Where are the immigrants? I see the buildings, but where is England?Read the full review
