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Summary: Set in the 1930's the story takes place in an old fashioned English country house where a family has invited many of their friends up for a weekend shooting party. The story centers around the McCordle family, particularly the man of the house, William McCordle. Getting on in years William has become benefactor to many of his relatives and friends. As the weekend goes on and secrets are revealed, it seems everyone, above stairs and below, wants a piece of William and his money, but how far will they go to get it...? (imdb)
Awesome movie! Brilliant combination of cast and a wonderful depiction of the life 'upstairs' and 'downstairs' in an English country house. It starts out as a typical little crime movie, but it quickly shapes its tone into another direction... it's the little things that matter...
Rules of the Game meets Agatha Christie. Sounds great right?...except the examination of class structures feels extremely forced and the murder mystery aspect is entirely dull, until the conclusion, which I liked.
It's an Upstairs/Downstairs class film in which the Upstairs scenes are mainly comedic and the downstairs mainly dramatic (a reversal from the norm). If I had to single out anyone for special praise it would be Emily Watson --even the way she walks is perfect. Altman's style is ideal, allowing his actors to develop their characters as his roving camera eavesdrops on them, as a servant might. It's a participatory style that engages the viewer's eyes, ears, and brain -a flawlessly directed film.
You're doing very well if you can keep up with the who's who of this when there's so much backstory and so many relationships and whatnot to stay on top of as information is thrown at you but it is all so interesting that it never turns in to a labour but remains a joy to watch throughout. In fact the film's weakness is when, in its second half, it strays towards a plot, because the characters are just so much more interesting than any murder mystery could ever be!
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