Keeping Mum (2005)

2005

103 mins

Directed by Niall Johnson
57%
73%
Comedy

A very British, genial, black comedy (if that makes sense). Mr Bean plays a Rev. Walter Goodfellow who saves his... More

A very British, genial, black comedy (if that makes sense). Mr Bean plays a Rev. Walter Goodfellow who saves his passion for the Sunday sermon. So his wife (Scott Thomas), desperate for a bit of action, has a fling with golf instructor Patrick Swayze. Meanwhile, his daughter is sleeping around and his son's being bullied. British screen vet Maggie Smith plays the serial-killing housekeeper, who takes it upon herself to solve the problems that beset the household. Her methods prove somewhat homicidal.

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Keeping Mum (2005) | Ratings & Reviews

57_%89 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
73_%22,266 reviews
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"Rather dark, decidedly English and exceedingly well played, "Keeping Mum" is a neatly crafted black comedy with more than a nod in tone toward the Ealing classic "The Ladykillers." Strongly cast, with Kristin Scott Thomas and Maggie Smith both at the top of their game..."

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Variety

"Despite a likeable cast and bursts of wit, this fails to work its darker comic themes into its picture of flawed-but-loveable rural Britain. You?d be better off watching The Vicar Of Dibley..."

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Empire Magazine

"Mainstream British comedies are notoriously difficult to get right - too often they're simply poor copies of Hollywood pap - which is why Keeping Mum really is something to shout about... Waking Ned meets Serial Mom in the genial and genuinely funny British black comedy ..."

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