3.5 stars out of 5
Gosh, the BBC really can turn out the costume dramas, can't it? Here we have the old American marries into a British family story, with all the scenery and costumes appropriate for the era (the 1920s) The top of the line talent is really top of the line:
Jessica Biel, John "Chronicles of Narnia" Whittaker, Kristin Scott "Miss Indie Film" Thomas, and Colin "comfortable as on old shoe" Firth. It reads just like a Noel Coward play because it is based on a Noel Coward play. So the dialog is witty and brittle and everyone is either frightfully sincere or bitterly cynical. I loved every minute of it, and there were just the right number of minutes; God Bless You BBC Films, this movie clocks in at just over 90 minutes, the perfect length.
