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Rating:  - Fabulous!
I LOVE THIS MOVIE! I don't know why they took so long to put it on dvd but I'm sure glad they finally did. I highly recommend this movie. It is alternately hilarious, poignant and very clever.
Rating:  - Huge Lauri as you've pribably never seen him
Rita is a great writer and this situation "comedy" has its lighter moments, but it's really a heavier topic for most of the characters' lives. It's also great to see Rita in a role as compared to her stand up comedy routines. The biggest surprise of all was seeing Huge Laurie and Stephen Fry in different roles from their Jeeves and Wooster characters, and of course, House.
Rating: - Wonderful film
I fell in love with this film when I saw it in the theatre. The DVD has made me fall in love all over again. While there are a couple of over-the-top performances, it makes for a great film that examines what happens to old school friends. There are a couple of scenes that jump out at me; when Hugh Laurie and Imelda Staunton are arguing on the bed; and when they all gather around the piano to sing.
Many of my favourite actors are in this film and they don't disappoint. While a couple of performances are over-the-top, most are very good.
The screenplay has some great moments and the choice of music is perfect. It brings me back to the time when I graduated from College; those songs were the soundtrack of my life.
Rating:  - At least a lot of talented people got work making this film. - Very contrived imitation of The Big Chill
Peter's Friends has a wonderful cast of actors I really like, but it is a poor imitation of the Big Chill (an OK movie), which is a glitzier imitation of my rougher-around-the-edges favorite, John Sayle's The Secaucus Seven. Did Stephen Frye and Rita Rudner write this? No matter. It was disappointingly glib and unoriginal. I was excited about seeing it and reluctantly watched the whole thing. Thankfully, all involved enjoy success and better work that washes this out of my system. It is always good when very talented people keep finding work. It fills a niche for people that need reunion films.
Rating:  - So close to being a good film
This film is so close to being wonderful--the cast is incredible, the story is great, and the locations are super. But, things just don't hang together in tone or content to make it truly touching or truly funny. Hugh Laurie and Imelda Staunton deliver wonderful and touching performances and that in itself is worth the price of the DVD. But, the Kenneth Branagh - Rita Rudner characters are the backbone of the piece and that relationship never becomes understandable. Plus, the tone moves from slapstick to serious without any real connective pieces. Okay, I will probably watch it again and maybe even again--I mean just watching the Cambridge Footlights crew together is a pleasure (and Stephen Fry always makes me smile). This film is often compared to "The Big Chill" but it doesn't deliver the same impact.
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