Nothing Like a Dame review - Judi Dench and Maggie Smith trade brutal banter

[elleng]

5 / 5 stars 5 out of 5 stars.
Dench, Smith, Eileen Atkins and Joan Plowright engage in a round-table war of theatrical anecdotes in this outrageously funny film.

'The laughter and pure hysteria are infectious in this wildly enjoyable film. I can’t for the life of me think of any other recent documentary in which I have laughed pretty much all the way through. It is nothing more nor less than an acerbic round-table chat between four of British theatre’s most famed dames: Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Eileen Atkins and Maggie Smith, which takes place at the country home Plowright shared with her late husband, Laurence Olivier (I seem to remember it being the site of Melvyn Bragg’s South Bank Show special on Olivier in the 80s).'

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/apr/26/nothing-like-a-dame-review-judi-dench-eileen-atkins-maggie-smith-joan-plowright

Just heard about this, playing near my polling place so may see it next week.

Trailer:

[mr_lebowski]

1. Sounds DELIGHTFUL ... love all those women!

I probably won't go to the theater, but I'll definitely catch it when it hits the small screen.

Maggie was the best part of Downton, I don't care what anyone says ... stole damn near every scene.

[elleng]

2. She's GREAT!

Will be happy to go to 'my' theater, in upper DC, borders with MD, and if elections go OK, should be a good, engaged crowd. If not, a sympathetic crowd.

[pressbox69]

3. Will wait

for it to come out on DVD but will see it.