I have to give Robert Altman a standing ovation. Gosford Park is spectacular. It's an amazingly complex whodunit that will leave you guessing until the very, very end.
The entire cast is amazing. No one ever drops character and each character serves a purpose - which is no small feat with such a colossal ensemble. The cinematography is jaw dropping. You will notice that the camera never stops moving, which helps to keep the movie going at such a quick pace. I cannot even imagine writing the script for this movie, it is a feat well worth the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
In my past experiences with whodunits, I've noticed two types. In the first type, the murderer is obvious and the motives are even more obvious. In the second type, the murderer is not obvious because we aren't given enough clues or something like it. But Gosford Park does the fabulous job of falling into neither category. In Gosford Park, we are given every clue, every motive, and it is still not until the end that we figure out what all those clues come together to mean.
Gosford Park is a truly excellent film and unlike any that I have ever seen. No matter how many times you watch it, you will pick something new up each time. 10/10
The entire cast is amazing. No one ever drops character and each character serves a purpose - which is no small feat with such a colossal ensemble. The cinematography is jaw dropping. You will notice that the camera never stops moving, which helps to keep the movie going at such a quick pace. I cannot even imagine writing the script for this movie, it is a feat well worth the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
In my past experiences with whodunits, I've noticed two types. In the first type, the murderer is obvious and the motives are even more obvious. In the second type, the murderer is not obvious because we aren't given enough clues or something like it. But Gosford Park does the fabulous job of falling into neither category. In Gosford Park, we are given every clue, every motive, and it is still not until the end that we figure out what all those clues come together to mean.
Gosford Park is a truly excellent film and unlike any that I have ever seen. No matter how many times you watch it, you will pick something new up each time. 10/10