Easy Virtue (DVD)

Director: Stephan Elliott Writers: Stephan Elliott & Sheridan Jobbins [Based on the play by Noel Coward] Genre: Romantic Comedy Country: UK Certification: 12+ Language: English/French DVD Release: 16th March, 2009 MAIN CAST: Jessica Biel [Larita Whittaker] Ben Barnes [John Whittaker] Kristin Scott Thomas [Mrs. Whittaker] Colin Firth [Mr. Whittaker] Kimberley Nixon [Hilda Whittaker] Katherine Parkinson [Marion Whittaker] Set in the 1920's, brash, bold and achingly beautiful Larita, a widow who has made quite a reputation for herself driving race cars, meets a ...  Read the complete review

In the film, a young Englishman falls in love with an American woman. They get married but they return to England to discover that his mum doesn't like his new bride. The mum and his bride start to play against each other to try and see who can last longer. The actors do a good job to involve the audience in the film. They have a lot of chemistry and make the film memorable. The soundtrack is very good and fits the films mood. The director does a good job in keeping the film's feel. Plot twists are all through the film and make you watch. The script is entertaining but weak in some places. The film isn't very original and contains lots of ...  Read the complete review

*film only review* Entertaining your parents on a visit in winter is not the easiest of tasks. It's too wet for a long walk and the flat is too small to fit you all in. One of the last remaining avenues of adventure is the cinema, but even that has many pitfalls. What can you watch? You need a film that will suit everyone - not 'Saw V' or 'Transporter 3'. With this in mind I desperately looked the schedule for something we could watch knowing that they had seen 'Mama Mia!' Turns out there may just be the ideal film called 'Easy Virtue' - it's a costume drama, based on a Noel Coward play and a PG! John Whittaker returns to his ancestral home in ...  Read the complete review