Overrated

It is a performances centric movie

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

It is rare that one finds a film that is a comedy, drama and musical all in one and great in all genres. The humor is seriously funny, the drama very dramatic and sad at times, and the musical element vibrant, flamboyant and daring. The film simply would not have been the same without Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins in the lead. They are FANTASTIC together! I thought Will Young was also very good, and he even gave us a peek-a-boo at his bum! (Well, erm, Bob Hoskins did more than that...). All elements of the film work in perfect harmony to bring a thoroughly enjoyable masterpiece. This is one of my all-time favorite films.

I would leave it at that, but I believe I am obliged to write 10 lines. Ten lines to state the obvious? Oh, well. This is what happens when I'm not in charge.I must admit that I soon tired of this film and didn't watch the end. One of the reasons is that I found nothing humorous in this film, which is presented as a comedy. At least I never found the combination of old age and sex amusing. To me it's pathetic and embarrassing. Like the proverbial "excentric" old relative who's very sweet and all that, but it's wiser to keep out of sight, locked up somewhere. Watching the great Judi Dench prancing about, acting the naughty, profane and rude (in a most unfunny way) little old lady was painful beyond endurance. I mean, she says things like the saddest thing that could have happened to her son was not being killed in the war, but having died without seeing a pair of tits ... need I elaborate?This film has enough nudity and "sexual content" to please those who have turned postponed adolescence into a habit, or for the gullible, who are fooled into believing things like paying taxes is patriotic, or that smut can be disguised as art. If you must waste your time, there are better ways of doing it than watching this silliness.

I came to this movie after seeing Bent and getting to Martin Sherman. Wanted to lap everything that he had created and looked forward to this treat.What a disappointment! What starts an endearing quip between Judi and Biob becomes repetitive and after a while 'oh shut up'. The research that must have gone to make this was very inadequate so the plot remained centred around rich woman, arrogant manager of the theatre she owned, nude women - that was it..and of course a world war. one would think that would be enough, instead the writer scrapes for material and makes conversations out of thin air which are mere reel-fills.you don't really know where its going after a while, and unless you are seriously interested in female nudity - this will be a big yawn. its a tragedy that a movie with sound potential could become a big disaster sustained only by the might of its actors - even they however need heavy duty lifting to manage.

Definitely a film to make Britian proud! Judy Dench is hilarious, as a rich near seventy year old who says 'pussy' and wants her girls to have their pubic hair shaved off when they are naked. An absolutely classic gem, it has a story line, a love line, nudity that isn't crude or sexual, patriotism - the lot. Rather sadly, you see Mrs Henderson fall in love again with a married man who couldn't love her back. If anything, this film teaches you that life never stops, even when you're seventy. You're never too old to fall in love, and people's perceptions are often wrong. Bob Hoskins is masterful as Vivianne Vann Damn - he even gets his willy out! All in all, 10/10.