Movie #2131 "Downton Abbey: A New Era" (at theatre) I loved everything about this --- I always have and will miss it, if/when Julian Fellowes decides to quit doing them (I have a feeling this is the last one, sigh!) This one in particular is about a movie production company using the big house to make one of the last of the talkies --- in fact, in midstream production, they decide to make it a talkie, with some funny consequences to watch. I know this was reminiscent to "Singing in the Rain", but it uses the upstairs/downstairs people in this family so creatively that it was fun watching. And I know for a fact that this film can stand alone because I was sitting next to someone who hadn't seen any of the movies or shows and she still found the film delightful. Why not? it is a feast for the eyes --- costumes, props, settings, good acting, rich characters, life events (don't want to give anything away here, but it comes full circle in this one, much to my sadness, but what a way to go!) , and it tries to entertain as many people in as many ways as possible. I give it a 5, and it is one I probably will plan to buy some time this year --- so I can see it again and again. One missing person, though. Mary's hubby Matthew Goode, one of my favorite actors (he's busy doing "The Offer" ) but then Hugh Dancey played the movie's director in here, so he was fun to watch in Goode's place.
"DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA" 2022 PG 2 hours 4 mins
The movies come to Downton Abbey --- this is a follow-up to the 2019 feature film in which the Crawley family and Downton staff received a royal visit from the King and Queen of Great Britain.
Director: Simon Curtis
Writer: Julian Fellowes
Actors: Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Maggie Smith, Elizabeth Perkins, Imelda Staunton, Penelope Wilton
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