Nessieldwi
Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.
Gurlyndrobb
While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.
Nayan Gough
A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
Allison Davies
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
imtiyazjilani77
Disappointed .
Too many cast very simple story with unusual mystery.
tapio_hietamaki
Juggling a vast cast of characters, 'Gosford Park' is at times a bit difficult to follow - especially as the characters are referred to with several different names - but the fantastic acting performances make it easier to identify the characters and remember their part in the story.There are a lot of plots to follow - a stingy uncle denying the allowance of a disliked relative, Hollywood people coming to snoop around in search of new material, a new house servant getting used to a trying mistress - but they all tie into the theme of servants and gentry and the gulf between them. There's the people upstairs and the people downstairs and the bridges between them are flimsy.It's not a 'Romeo and Juliet' type situation, it's much more pervasive. The divide between classes exists deep in the characters' minds and we are shown various results of it. The time frame is in the 1930's, so the old systems are starting to be viewed with criticism, especially by the American outsiders.There's a murder, but it's not especially important and happens late in the movie. Stephen Fry makes an appearance as a prejudiced, incompetent detective.
framptonhollis
Robert Altman's "Gosford Park" is among the highlights of his career. While it isn't close to being my personal favorite of his films, it's still an easy choice for one of the best films of the 21st century. With a great ensemble cast, plenty of overlapping dialogue, and an almost indescribable and documentary like filmmaking style, "Gosford Park" is has Altman's signature style written all over it!It's interesting to note that the actual murder mystery plot doesn't began until over halfway into the film. Before the murder, we've just been spending time with all of the characters. Although the mystery was my favorite part of the film, it isn't the centerpiece that it normally would be. The characters are the centerpiece, and the murder is just something that happens to them.
851222
Greetings from Lithuania."Gosford Park" (2001) has a great script, great actors doing great job, very well direction, cinematography, set design. The thing that i didn't like (well, not as much as previous aspects) was the story itself. It's kinda boring if you ask me. The pacing of this movie is very good, at running time of 2 h 14 min it drags only because of the story, but what's the most surprising script is great - dialogs are very well written and it's interesting to watch conversations by different characters (and we have A LOT of them in "Gosford Park"), but then again, story itself isn't that good as the script, it's drama with some mystery, and although i figure it out who was guilty, it's really not about "whodunnit".Overall, "Gosford Park" is drama with very engaging script (Oscar award), great acting, good pacing but the story suffers in my opinion. "Mucho do about nothing" if you ask me. Worth seeing once.