Honestly, I never heard of this movie before but since there was a nice cast, I thought I should check it out anyway. I realised afterwards that it was a remake of a very old (1928) obscure Alfred Hitchcock feature. Colin Firth and Kristin Scott Thomas were, as usual, both fine but I was above all pleasantly surprised by Jessica Biel. Indeed, at first, I thought it wouldn't work but she eventually... read more
Description:The twenties have roared… the thirties have yet to swing. John Whittaker, a young Englishman, falls madly in love with Larita, a sexy and glamorous American woman, and they marry impetuously. However when the couple returns to the family home, his mother Mrs. Whittaker has an instant allergic reaction to her new daughter-in-law. LarThe twenties have roared… the thirties have yet to swing. John Whittaker, a young Englishman, falls madly in love with Larita, a sexy and glamorous American woman, and they marry impetuously. However when the couple returns to the family home, his mother Mrs. Whittaker has an instant allergic reaction to her new daughter-in-law. Larita tries her best to fit in but fails to tiptoe through the minefield laid by her mother-in-law. Larita quickly realizes Mrs. Whittaker’s game and sees that she must fight back if she’s not going to lose John. A battle of wits ensues and sparks soon fly. Mrs. Whittaker manipulates every situation to undermine her, while Larita remains frustratingly calm and engineers sassy counter attacks. Before long, Mrs. Whittaker’s manipulation starts to work on John and Larita feels their love is in danger of slipping away. In a grand finale, where the secrets from Larita’s past are revealed, she finally makes a break for freedom from the suffocating house…..... (more)(less)
"26.3.2013.
For the first time/TV
Anyone who like movies with British charm, I'm sure he will like this movie also.. Humor on great level, nice performances and great music.. Story is also really good and the end couldn't turn out better.. From the movie from which I didn't had high expectations 7/10 is a very good score.. And Colin Firth is sooo good as Mr. Whittaker.."
“Honestly, I never heard of this movie before but since there was a nice cast, I thought I should check it out anyway. I realised afterwards that it was a remake of a very old (1928) obscure Alfred Hitchcock feature. Colin Firth and Kristin Scott Thomas were, as usual, both fine but I was above all pleasantly surprised by Jessica Biel. Indeed, at first, I thought it wouldn't work but she eventually delivered a solid performance. Concerning Ben Barnes, I won't blame him too much but his character was terribly spinless. Eventually, the whole thing was not bad but they never really managed to get the tone right. It seems that it is supposed to be a comedy but it wasn't really funny and pretty dark sometimes. So, they switched constantly between frivolous scenes and more serious ones without mu” read more
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