StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Myron Clemons A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

alexanderdavies-99382 "What a Carve Up" is about the only time that Sid James appeared in a horror comedy. The tone of the film is a bit creepy and ghoulish but also very good in the laughter department. Kenneth Connor is summoned to this large Yorkshire mansion for the reading of his late Uncles will. Our Sid tags along for the journey, which is just as well, considering the events that unfold. Some of the dialogue doesn't quite work on occasion but the pace, the acting, the sets, the direction and photography are all great. The second half of "What a Carve Up" has a lot going on to keep the viewers glued to their seats. Donald Pleasence is suitably sinister as he is right at home. The supporting cast is a fine one. Dennis Price, George Woodbridge, Michael Gough, Michael Gwynn, Esma Cannon and Shirley Eaton. This is a low key film in that there are no extras employed just the essential cast and the film is based over a period of about two days. With comedies from this period, I sometimes expect the likes of Peter Sellers, Tony Hancock, Terry Thomas or Eric Sykes to appear. A masterpiece of comedy with horror elements blended in.

Caz1964 Very funny British comedy from the early 60's,i finally managed to get myself a copy and i don't know why it isn't more readily available in the UK as i would have thought any films starring Sid James were highly sought after, as his still very popular with modern audiences his famous for having the dirtiest laugh in show business no one has equalled him for that. Sid James and Kenneth Conner play two friends Sid and Ern who are called to a will reading as Erns great uncle Gabrielle has died.They have to travel to Yorkshire where their destination leads them to a spooky old mansion house which was owned by the late uncle Gabrielle. During the reading of the will all the guests who are Erns other relatives are told they are not going to inherit anything.The guests are all very disappointed but realise that they will have to spend the rest of the night at the house as there is no way of getting home till the morning. Then during the night the guests are being killed off one by one,but who is the killer? What a carve up mixes comedy with light horror,the story itself is not that original but the jokes and humour are. I hadnt seen this film for years,but having just watched it again its as funny as i remember it.

stephenbrown83 This is a movie which falls between categories. It's not a British full-blooded farce of the type that the Carry-On series exulted in. That said, it does indeed come the same stable as that cinematic equivalent of naughty seaside postcard humour. And even though it strives to emulate The Cat and the Canary genre, it is a rather weak candidate for the comedy-thriller category. It has some of the United Kingdom's prize comic actors of the time - Syd James, Kenneth Connor etc. Ray Cooney had a primary hand in the screenplay but even with his string of vehicles for Brian Rix and London's Whitehall Theatre the only thing that gets carved up are the reputations of some usually funny actors. Hackneyed - yes. A white knuckle ride - definitely not.One element of the study of spectator ship is the use of locations in films. What made me return to the film in recent times was its Yorkshire scenes. I have been interested in this county as a movie set. There are many of examples of it being used this. I would welcome knowing which places, if any, were used for this purpose in the film.In summary: an enjoyable enough film that nowadays will be mainly watched for its social and geographical settings.

Landers It's not a great film but it's still excellent. Although the plot is see-through you still end up hanging on every word and at some point some people will do the "shouting-at-the-screen" thing.It seems to mix pre-"Carry On" with post-"Ealing" and it does it well.Worthy of watching.