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    Keeping Mum

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    Director: Niall Johnson
    Actors: Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith, Patrick Swayze, Tamsin Egerton
    Studio: Velocity / Thinkfilm
    Category: DVD

    List Price: $14.98
    Buy New: $6.99
    You Save: $7.99 (53%)



    New (32) Used (24) from $5.88

    Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 61 reviews
    Sales Rank: 2093

    Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
    Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Published)
    Rating: R (Restricted)
    Number Of Items: 1
    Running Time: 104
    Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
    Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
    Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

    MPN: VELDTF54975D
    UPC: 821575549752
    EAN: 0821575549752
    ASIN: B000K7VHQY

    Theatrical Release Date: 2005
    Release Date: February 20, 2007
    Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

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    Editorial Reviews:

    Product Description
    A pastor preoccupied with writing the perfect sermon fails to realize that his wife is having an affair & his kids are up to no good. Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 05/20/2008 Starring: Rowan Atkinson Maggie Smith Run time: 104 minutes Rating: R


    Customer Reviews:   Read 56 more reviews...

    4 out of 5 stars Not Mr. Bean!   October 29, 2008
     1 out of 2 found this review helpful

    If you shy away from this movie because it has Rowen Atkins in it, and you're afraid it's a stupid, slapstick comedy, think again! His role in this movie is very sedate, and very charming. I think he's the best (though perhaps not the most interesting) character in the movie.

    It's hard to sum up this movie succinctly - it has a lot of little quirks and interesting side-bits that keep you very entertained. Very much a black comedy, those of a very sensitive nature may be offended by the flippant attitude towards murder and the adultery (I know many people who are very offended by this portrayed as anything but evil and punishable by death, and if you're one of those this movie is not for you!). It's also not for those who need prat falls and physical humor - I wouldn't call this a 'laugh-out-loud' movie, more of a quiet chuckle and an 'oh-ho!' type.

    Everything about this movie is subtle and subdued, and many may find it boring and slow. But if you like a good, somewhat offbeat character study, I think you'll enjoy this movie quite a bit. There's a twist at the end that is a bit predictable, but I'm not so sure it's meant to be as much a surprise and the logical conclusion the plot has led you to.

    It's not gory or gratuitous in any fashion (seeing Swayze in a shiny pair of underwear notwithstanding) and reminds me of Ballykissangel with a dollop of Dexter. I recommend it to people who like British comedy, subtly, and the bizarre.



    5 out of 5 stars Something odd in Little Wallop   September 21, 2008
    I thought "Keeping Mum" was a bright, dark comedy. I have always wanted to see Rowan Atkinson in straight role. Kristin Thomas was super. As for Maggie Smith she was great!!


    5 out of 5 stars A Classic   September 21, 2008
    My DVD cover calls it a black comedy. I'd go a little further and call it a wicked comedy. Wickedly funny, too. We absolutely love it.


    4 out of 5 stars for intergenerational laughs   September 19, 2008
    Our young adult daughters insist that we see this - and we found ourselves all laughing, with a surprise ending that threw us.


    4 out of 5 stars I can't keep "mum" about this little gem...   August 31, 2008
     2 out of 2 found this review helpful

    Nanny McPhee and Mary Poppins meet Arsenic and Old Lace. Delightful British comedy starring the incomparable Maggie Smith. The former "Trunk Murderer" is out of the asylum and posing as a housekeeper goes to work for her estranged daughter (now a vicar's wife). Grace goes about fixing everything and everyone using a shovel, a frying pan, an iron and her own charming and somewhat twisted logic.
    When Gloria discovers what's going on, she says, "You can't go 'round killing people just because you don't approve of them". To which Grace responds -- "That's what my doctors used to say. It was the one point we could never agree on." For some reason, Grace is able to make murder seem like a perfectly logical solution. Once Gloria finds out that Grace is really her mother, chaos ensues and murder becomes a family affair. Don't miss this little lesson on the importance of family values!



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