Mind Your Manners in the Manor

Rating: 10/10 (29 April 2008)

An excellent film. Spectacular cinematography. . Excellent cast, great acting; really takes you on a journey and gets you involved in the film. The story unfolds with the unexpected use of flashbacks. It works very well. Suspenseful, nerve-wracking tension. The scenes of Dunkirk may or may not have been historically accurate, but it conveyed a realism that few attempts at recreating scenes from WWII could match. The film is subtle and has just the right touch to make you work at it and keep you involved - nothing heavy-handed here, as is the case with many other period pieces. My only criticism would be that Ms. Knightley, while a fine actress, needs to eat something. A few more pounds would do her good. She's starting to resemble an exhumed corpse.