Downton Abbey

— There’s something comfortable about this film and fans of the television show won’t be disappointed by the familiar cast, suddenly in overdrive when it’s announced that King George and Queen Mary will be spending a night at Downton during their trip through Yorkshire. It’s a life from a different time, and the upstairs aristocrats, well-meaning and kindly, seem forever dressed in linens and velvets, planning parties and fretting over inheritances. Downstairs even the furnace repairman wears a jacket and tie, and the staff struggles with menus and etiquette, keeping a stiff back and a sense of pride in their lives. Witnessing the goings-on, both upstairs and down, is all great fun—watching their romances, mysteries, secrets, and struggles is something of a guilty pleasure. The film is nicely self-contained and the cast glides easily through the story with dignity and wit. If this is your kind of thing, you’ll enjoy it. I did.

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[2019. 122 min. Directed by Michael Engler. Starring Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Tuppence Middleton, Maggie Smith, Matthew Goode, Elizabeth McGovern, Laura Carmichael, Allen Leech, Jim Carter, Brendan Coyle, Phyllis Logan, Lesley Nicol, and Sophie McShera.]
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