Gosford Park

Besides having a very similar plot, this movie was nothing like Clue or any other murder-mystery at all. Barely any time is actually spent solving the murder. The majority of the film is spent showing the master-servant relationship, and it became a bit dull at times. It had some great performances, with the standouts being Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Clive Owen, and Helen Mirren. The "twist" at the end was certainly interesting and I didn't see it coming, but it's hard to call it a twist when the movie is mostly uninterested in its plot (I don't mean to imply that that's a bad thing). It almost reminded me of Serpico, in that it focused more on its theme (police corruption for Serpico) than on an interesting story or on being entertaining. However, it does handle its them very well, so it still manages a certain level of enjoyment, just like Serpico.

3.25/5










2nd Ryan Phillippe
Crash

6th Michael Gambon
Harry Potter 3,4,5,6,7pt2

8th Maggie Smith
Harry Potter 1,2,3,4,6,7pt2, Murder By Death

3rd Clive Owen
The Bourne Identity, The Pink Panther

3rd Stephen Fry
A Fish Called Wanda, Alice in Wonderland

3rd Bob Balaban
A Mighty Wind, Moonrise Kingdom