Movie Night

A few of the blogs I read have been running movie review posts as regular features, and I can honestly say I find in very useful. I am always looking for good period movies, but because they are often sidelined in favor of  teen romantic comedy, the reviews on regular movie sites are sometimes hard to find. Which is, in my opinion, a crying shame.
* What you need to know. I do not like 'stupid' movies. Anything which proclaims to be or seems to be, madcap, goofy, zany, screwball, (Jim Carey-esq), and its a definite no no. I also do not like, college kids, vampire/romance/horror/vacation/coming of age movies. I prefer an intelligent movie, or a beautifully choreographed movie, or a truly keep you on the edge of your seat movie. Not too much mush, just a smidge, but above all else it has to be well acted.*
You agree? Well then, you may find my movie reviews useful. So without further ado.

Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day

This is one of the most amazingly choreographed movies I have seen in a long time. It is not a musical, but the actors truly dance around the screen, and I fell in love with it just a little. Miss P.L.F.A.D. was released in 2008 however I had never heard of it until I saw a blog review over at Va Voom Vintage.

The stars - Amy Adams, Shirley Henderson, Ciaran Hinds, Frances McDormand, Lee Pace and Tom Payne.

The Premise - Miss Pettigrew is an unsuccessful governess who is constantly being sent back to the employment agency. When the agency refuse to send her on any more jobs she slips an employers contact details into her pocket and sneaks off to secure the job before the agency can send someone. What she soon comes to realise is  (after an encounter with a naked house guest), the job is not for a governess, but for a Social Secretary  to a flighty young woman, seemingly sleeping with half of London to advance herself in the world. The young woman, named Delysia soon endears herself to Miss Pettigrew and since she has no other prospects she decides to stay.

The Era -  The movie is set on the brink of WW2 and the threat of war plays a part in the storyline. The costumes are amazing and so is the backdrop of 1930's London, although a lot of the architecture looked more 1920's to me, but that's how it should be. The book which the film was based on, of the same title, was written by Winifred Watson and released in 1938 to rave reviews. I would maybe like to try the book, although half the fun of the movie was the visual feast.

My Opinion - I would give this movie 7/10. It really was that good. I was left with a warm fuzzy feeling at the end, but not too fuzzy, just a smidge.

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Oh and as an aside, it may be the Scottish accent, but Lee Pace (Michael), is wonderful in this movie.

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The Vintage Housewife