Cold Comfort Farm

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Blobbo X @Blobbo Feb 23, 2025 Not unlike well-done Masterpiece theater with plenty of wry, tongue-in-cheek, subtle British humor infused throughout. See more Paul G @RT67423558 Mar 12, 2024 Just about watchable as the story is reasonable but its just not funny enough. I don't think it has aged well. See more isla s @RT89656869 Sep 4, 2022 This is a somewhat dull looking TV film, which is relatively watchable but, as I say, rather dull. However, I liked Ian McKellen playing the over the top minister, 'Amos Starkadder' and it features some other big British names, including Stephen Fry, Joanna Lumley, Rufus Sewell and Eileen Atkins. Its a bit like a theatre production - a slowish plot but with some good dialogue and characters. Its amusing at times but I didn't think it was very memorable - or if it is, it may be for the wrong reason(s) (the overly theatric performances given by one or two people while the rest of the production is a bit dowdy). I wouldn't specifically recommend this film as such, no, as its really not a 'full blown feature film' - unless, perhaps, you really want to see the cast as detailed above. As a TV budget/based period drama, its alright though but not really more than that. See more s r @ScottR Jun 20, 2022 Eccentric and witty. My cousin said that it was the best movie she had seen in decades and it was a surprise delight. It was a Pollyanna story that didn't dwell on her misfortunes, at least until later when she was highly sought after. This was a confusing part in the plot. Regardless, the quirkiness of English farm, its accents, customs and overall feel kept my interest. It's worth seeing. It was an STG DVD. See more Aug 9, 2017 Fell in Love with Kate & Rufus with this movie. Dark Worthy Gritty Comedy. See more May 29, 2017 I really feel like this could have been done *much* better, but until someone gets around to it (and I'm not ruling out BBC giving it another go, since they did such an excellent job with Pride & Prejudice, showing that when they put in the time and budget, they can make masterpieces), this one is good enough to still be a highly satisfactory adaptation of the novel. The biggest frustration to me is the large amount of reshuffling of the story done at the end, clearly to save time. I'd rather have watched longer and got to enjoy more, particularly Rennet and Mr. Mybug, which was cut completely. The casting is really what makes the movie, it's absolutely perfect. No really, there's no one name I can give you as "this person stood out", because every one of them was fun to watch. I don't think you have to have read *too* much of the type of novel this mocks, I've read a couple of Austens and *tried* to read the Brontes and Hardy and god knows who else but failed at all of them, but I still know the 'type' of novel enough that this was both an amusing book and an amusing movie. See more Read all reviews

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