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Not quite a classic detective story
Period drama in classic 'British' style (despite, in fact, being American directed and produced), Gosford Park vividly contrasts the 'upstairs' and 'downstairs' experiences of a country house shooting party, mainly through the eyes of inexperienced lady's maid, Mary Maceachran (Kelly McDonald). Watchable more for its attention to detail than its contrived plot, the film includes an impressive company of British stars of film and theatre, most of whom turn in high calibre performances, though Charles Dance seems rather wasted in his role as one of several impoverished aristocrats dependent on handouts from the house's owner. In a particularly neat twist on the classic British detective, Stephen Fry is a delight as the inept inspector.
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