Such a glorious cast, deployed to such trivial effect! This ensemble mystery of manners is by no means the abomination some critics have declared it: It's no RULES OF THE GAME, but if you think of it as a variation on an Agatha Christie murder mystery, complete with much-loathed victim and a cornucopia of colorful suspects, it's perfectly pleasant entertainment. England, 1932: Wealthy Sir William McCordle (Michael Gambon), whose fortune was made on the backs of factory workers, and his wife, impoverished aristocrat Lady Sylvia (Kristin Scott Thomas), are giving a weekend party at their rambling country house, Gosford Park. The guests include their daughter Isobel (Ca...
Released:
2001
Rated:
R
Length:
137 mins