The History BoysSee below. Not too shabby, eh?

 

From Joe Morgenstern at The Wall Street Journal:

"A thrillingly smart and immensely enjoyable screen version of Alan Bennett's celebrated play..." Read the entire article here.

 

From Richard Schickel at Time:

"Nicholas Hytner's film version of a play everyone thought was "cinematic” (mostly because it contained some film pieces) is an improvement on the original..." Read the entire article here.

 

From Peter Travers at Rolling Stone:

"Director Nicholas Hytner brings Alan Bennett's London and Broadway smash to the screen with the original stage actors and brings out the frisky best in all of them..." Read the entire article here.

 

From David Edelstein at New York magazine:

"The movie is brilliant and infectious, much like Bennett's voice..." Read the entire article here.

 

From Claudia Puig at USA Today:

"The writing is always incisive, the wit consistently sardonic and clever. The dialogue, along with that in The Queen, is among the best of any film this year..." Read the entire article here.

 

 

i love this play its great

i love this play its great and it is totally english =]

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IT WAS AWESOME I LOVED IT

IT WAS AWESOME
I LOVED IT

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And can we only hope that it

And can we only hope that it puts Dead Poets Society disciples into revisionist mode

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What a treat to see such an

What a treat to see such an intelligent, literate film. The acting is superb, the direction flawless and the seratonin index through the roof. This is how movies should be!

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richard griffiths should be

richard griffiths should be nominated for best actor this movie is oscar worthy

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Very entertaining film but I

Very entertaining film but I was a bit unhappy over the ending. For years the queer has had to die, I guess to make the film a moral statement. I would have liked to see the school teacher go on to handing out books somewhere or visiting baths.
That would have been bad enough and more likely.

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Another example of a great

Another example of a great English movie, i.e. Four Weddings and a Funeral, Topsy Turvy, Billy Elliot, Shakespeare in Love et al. Great story, Perfect casting and a great director.

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