Is Scandalously Yours a good movie? Viewers have their say on this comedy with Olivia Colman

This is “A story truer than you think”The introduction card tells the story: In the small village of Littlehampton, Great Britain, several residents of which received anonymous abusive letters, particularly rich in flowery vocabulary, in the 1920s.

Directed by Thea Sharrock (Before You), Scandalously You surprises in more ways than one. And its co-stars Olivia Colman and Jesse Buckley are having a major day when it comes to swearing or reading the movie, which hits our theaters on March 13. For the utmost enjoyment of the audience?

With an average score of 3.7 out of 5* from 91 ratings, we can say yes. This makes it director Thea Sharrock’s second best film, behind 4.1, and Olivia Colman equals the already very nice Wonka score (which received more votes), in which she recalled her penchant for comedy.

We have to go back to 2021 and Ordinary Spy (3.9), already inspired by a lesser-known true story, to find a better-rated film in Jesse Buckley’s recent filmography.

They liked it

The sympathy capital enjoyed by Olivia Colman and Jesse Buckley cannot be denied here: the former is “Simply Amazing” for that Elsa Peggy (5 stars out of 5) while IV G.Still not very impressed with the whole thing (2 out of 5) confirms that the audience “One will admire the two heroines, Olivia Colman (…) as a giant frog, oppressed by her authoritarian father (…) and Jessie Buckley (…) wonderfully natural as a liberated woman and a loving mother. .”

Two brilliant actors serve as a “The bouncy plot and over-the-top processing are reminiscent of Tintin’s benign comics” According to the same internet user. but Dominic 201475 (3 of 5) highlights the feature film “It’s surprising. We think we’re watching a comedy, but we’re actually in a more exciting and serious movie. It’s amazing.”

We don’t get bored even for a second and we leave the room with a smile on our lips and tears in our eyes.

And very English, well emphasized too Herve B. (“We’re having a good time, very British too”) which gives it a 3.5 out of 5 star or even rating Alexander Mayet (3 out of 5) who greets himself “Very British humor that had most of the room laughing” Whenever Elsa Peggy I recommend watching it in its original version to fully enjoy what it says.

“We are not bored even for a second and we leave the room with a smile on our lips and tears in our eyes”concludes IV G., also indicates that emotion is involved. Before expressing certain reservations.

They didn’t like it

“As delightful as it is, Scandalously Yours is a perishable and forgettable product that leaves little trace” : with these words the Internet user ends his long text about the film. In this he echoes “Nothing earthly, just quality classic cinema, well staged and shot” from Jerome SdkWhich gives it a better rating (3 out of 5).

As delightful as it is, Scandalously Yours is a perishable and forgettable product that leaves little trace

which, however, remains more lenient than LelargeludovichWhich gives it the lowest rating (0.5 out of 5) and calls into question its interest in the community: “No but, honestly… is anyone interested in the story of this crude and idiotic letter sent to a few members of a bigoted community? It’s flat, predictable, poorly written, beautifully executed. It says nothing. How boring, how useless It’s a movie.”

Not far from what movie characters might get in the mail.

in total

Olivia Colman and Jesse Buckley serve up an amazing story, set with a lot of humor and a bit of emotion: it’s a cocktail that first-time viewers of Scandalously Yours seem to have more of.

But some, while acknowledging his qualities (or not), consider him more anecdotal and forgettable. Or even completely useless.

And you ? What did you scandalously think of yourself?

* Notes closed on Thursday, March 14, 2024