Captivating movie !

Best movie ever!

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Basic good point - the performances. especially the nuances of Miss Pettigrew in the admirable performance of Frances McDormand. the second - atmosphere. and the love stories. and the end. a comedy mixed with crumbs of drama, a story about status, succes and apperences, honest, clear, fresh, touching, seductive for the science to be a story about its public. because it explores the rules of fairy tale. and does it in smart manner. the lovely and inspired work of Amy Adams and Ciaran Hinds are two reasonable examples

I never get tired of watching this movie. The first time I saw it, in fact, I was so enthralled that I immediately started it over again. And that's never happened before or since. Just watched it again, and it still makes me laugh, still makes me cry. All these beautiful details that you appreciate more and more as time goes on. Everyone is perfect in their role. Everything feels right. I was so delighted to read that it was originally written in 1938, which partially explains why it feels so spot on, I suppose. Not that even my parents were alive then, I just love old movies. Basically, it's a lovely meditation on what love is good for, and why we keep on subjecting ourselves to it. I'm crying right now, guys. I'm crying right now. This movie is too damn perfect.

I adore this movie. Every time I see it, I fall in love with the characters, the performers, the music, and staging all over again. Amy Adams continues to amaze, but Francis McDormand is so utterly charming that I can't take my eyes off her. Ciaran Hinds and Lee Pace as the love interests hit just the right notes. But my best praise goes to the director, Bharat Nalluri, who directs it like a stage play and sells it like a movie. This film is so inspiring, chic, and self effacing that I am putting it in my personal cue so on bad days, I can watch it and feel inspired again. See it if you like bold panache, lyrical music, big band sounds, handsome acting, and sumptuous decor. Merci!

The wacky opening third of this film didn't impress me...not that it didn't have its moments. So, I almost didn't continue watching. But. I'm glad I did...the film becomes more and more charming as the story shifts from the young ones to Miss Pettigrew.One of the challenging things about liking this film is that most of the characters -- all young -- are quite unlikable, and incredibly shallow. So you have to keep in mind that that is one of the main points of the film, and it becomes most apparent after the military planes fly over (keep in mind, this is in the time leading up to World War II) and Miss Pettigrew points out to Joe (Ciarán Hinds) that the young ones don't remember the last war.Frances McDormand is superb as Guinevere Pettigrew, who begins as a unemployed frumpy maid who has hit bottom and eating at a soup kitchen, quickly works her way up to social secretary, and becomes quite alluring to Joe...all in just one day. She does so, quite accidentally, by befriending a rather loose young woman who appears to not have a brain in her head (played by Amy Adams). By the way, you'll think McDormand is British if you're not familiar with her work (as I wasn't), but she American.I was not impressed with Adams, but that was probably due to the shallowness of the character, rather than the acting...but again, the character is supposed to be shallow. Lee Pace -- as one of the suitors of Adams -- was another actor I thought I was not familiar with, who turns in a decent performance here. Tom Payne is quite energetic as another of the suitors, and I imagine we will be seeing much more of him in the future...and he is actually British.However, the most key actor (aside from McDormand) who made this film successful was Ciarán Hinds, an older Irish actor whom I have only begun to appreciate recently. Without him in this film, it might have been a bore, rather than a charming love story.This really is quite a delightful adult love story. Recommended.