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Keeping Mum

1 rating: 4.0

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Tags: Movies, Comedy Movies

Cast: Rowan Atkinson, Liz Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith, James Booth, Patrick Swayze, see all

Genre: Comedy

Release Date: September 15, 2006

MPAA Rating: R

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Macabre Mary Poppins

Nov 21, 2009

by KonaCat

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Walter Goodfellow (Rowan Atkinson), the vicar of a small village in England is too preoccupied and befuddled with his job to pay any attention to his wife (Kristin Scott Thomas), so she has an affair with her golf teacher (Patrick Swayze) while his kids are lost and in trouble. Then a new housekeeper (Maggie Smith) enters their lives and all their problems seem to disappear.

I didn't know what to expect from this movie and was puzzled in the beginning but ended up liking it. It's a dark comedy that's exceedingly dry and subtle, more sinister than comedic, and very British in tone. The cast, led by the marvelous Maggie Smith, is superb and they hold your interest even when the story is at times odd and confusing. The location photography is gorgeous. This is definitely not a laugh-out-loud comedy, but is ultimately sweet and clever. 3.5 stars.