Keeping Mum (2005) 7/10

Starring : Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith, Patrick Swayze, Tamsin Egerton
Director : Niall Johnson
Running Time : 100 mins

Reverend Walter Goodfellow (Atkinson) is the vicar in a small village who has allowed his marriage to his wife Gloria (Scott Thomas) to take a back burner to his work. Gloria begins an affair with her golf instructor Lance (Swayze), and their married life begins to look as if it might be coming to an abrupt end, until their housekeeper Grace Hawkins (Smith) steps in with her own methods for sorting out the family’s problems.

This is a nice little movie, with an unusual twist which makes for good viewing. Smith underplays the seemingly innocent housekeeper brilliantly, although Atkinson does seem in parts to be unnaturally forcing his performance. Well worth watching, and it won’t be what you expect.

You’ll like this if you liked : Nanny McPhee