Keeping Mum (2005)

Keeping Mum stars Rowan Atkinson as an absent-minded vicar of a rural parish who is so distracted by the preessures of his job that he fails to notice that his family life is rapidly falling apart. Enter their charming new housekeeper Grace (Smith) a sweet old lady with her own distinctive definition of cleaning house - and a very unusual way of solving problems.Features:Bonus ScenesOuttakes & BloopersExtended Scene - Walter in GoalAlternate OpeningFilmmaker CommentarySystem Requirements:Running Time: 103 Mins. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: R UPC: 821575549752 Manufacturer No: TF-54975 Product Description

" HMMM IS SHE STILL FOR HIRE " ?

saw this advertised on T.V. and didn't know what to expect but, since I'm a fan of Ms. Smith I decided I'd give it a watch . Well, I found it was to be on 4 more times between then first time and the next few days . Did I watch again and again ? If home , you bettcha .

Rowan Atkins ...pleasantly surprised. I thought all he could do was Mr. Bean . I was wrong.

Kristin Scott Thomas ...great in her part of the negelected wife .

Patrick Swayze ...I was surprised to see him ...he did his job well as the letch .

Ms. Smith ..... always a pleasure .

quite funny and I too recommend it. I won't go into story detail as it's been done and done again on here . so you decide . June 20, 2008

What a movie!

Keeping Mum is one of the best movies I've seen in a while and it has everything, murder, comedy, sex, you name it! Maggie Smith is perfectly cast as is Kristin Scott Thomas and let's not forget "Mr. Bean," who is equally as good in this delightful movie. Much better and far more entertaining than the usual shoot 'em up crammed with special effects movies that seem to be engulfing our cinemas. If you just want a fun movie with a story, yes a real story, and some laughs, Keeping Mum is one not to keep mum about! June 18, 2008

Maggie Smith is my favorite

Dame Maggie Smith is the best actress of our century, proven so many times over the decades, this little movie is sweet, funny and shows how versitile this grand lady is in her acting :-) She's the best!!! Thank you, Dame Maggie Smith!! June 3, 2008

What if Mary Poppins were a serial killer???...........

This is the question raised by the film KEEPING MUM. Amazingly, this is a wonderful, sweet, romantic and funny film. We are treated to Rowan Atkinson in a surprising and sensitive lead performance. He is so much more than Edmund Blackadder, Inspector Raymond Fowler or Mr. Bean here. As much as we may love those other characters, his performance here can make us forget they ever existed. He plays the Reverend Walter Goodbody who is a tad on the dull, passionless side. That is until the arrival of the mysterious and charming Grace who is the families' new housekeeper. Grace hunkers down and works to repair this family who's lost it's way.

Richard Russo and Niall Johnson have crafted a completely captivating script. It's fascinating that a film with so many murders can be so gentle. Maggie Smith is a pure delight as Grace, a woman who has an interesting past, could there be a connection here?

This film is a pure delight and should be seen and talked about June 2, 2008

Disappointing: A 30-minute Sit -Com Padded Out Into A Feature Film

We were expecting a comedy, and kept waiting for this film to be FUNNY, but it was only barely so. It took almost the first whole hour just to set up the story's predictable comedic end, and felt like a 30-min sit-com padded out into a feature film to accommodate a big-name cast. Maybe it's too subtle for my wife and my tastes -- but we found it disappointing, not that funny, nor touching. Maybe some will find it enjoyable for its love-story theme and recognizable actors/actresses.

If you want more enjoyable comedies on similar themes (murderous elder women), try "Arsenic and Old Lace" (a classic) and John Water's "Serial Mom" (campy, over-the-top).
March 30, 2008

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