Hottoceame
The Age of Commercialism
Huievest
Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.
Kien Navarro
Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
Sarita Rafferty
There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.
timcurryis god
This was an enjoyable family type of flick, and sort of ghost story in a way. The most fun was seeing Pauline Collins (!!!) of Upstairs Downstairs (the original 1970's series~ she played Sarah the under house parlor maid) act in this film alongside Maggie Smith! Hugh Bonneville does a great job as Captain Oldknow! Great performances by the children actors as well, especially Kwayedza Kureya who plays Jacob, companion to Susan, Captain Oldknow's daughter. Super sweet movie.
SnoopyStyle
It's 1944 Britain, and Tolly Oldknow (Alex Etel) is sent to live with his grandmother (Maggie Smith) in their ancestral country estate. For some reason, he finds that he can time travel to 1805 but nobody can sense him except for Susan (Eliza Bennett) who is blind. Both kids have their fathers away at war. Susan is tormented by her family while her protector father is away.This is like a slow poetic drama. The most compelling story has to be the one in the past. The present day story moves along too slowly and has very little to do in the first place. What I rather have is for Tolly to just stay in the past and we follow the story 200 years ago. The story in the past is just so interesting with blind Susan and her Negro child guide. I'm sure there's a lot more in the book to expand on.
clarissat
Of all the things which irritate me when watching films of books which I have read the one which irritates me most is the script writer who thinks s/he can improve on the original. Of course a very long book has to lose characters and sub-plots, but "The Chimneys of Green Knowe" is not a long book, and for every character lost Julian Fellowes has invented a new one. I have great respect for Julian Fellowes as an original screen writer, but the arrogance with which he has sought to 'improve' on Lucy Boston's novel really sets my teeth on edge. I suspect that someone who has never read the original will thoroughly enjoy this film, but the book is much better and much more subtle in both the relationships between the characters and the nature of the 'ghosts' which Julian Fellowes has made so much more conventional than Lucy Boston's unusual take on the nature of time and mutability.
nav swamey
"The Chimneys of Green Knowe" was very good book and adaptation of this book as movie was very wise decision,As the movie make justice with the book.I have seen many movies based on novels but this one is really amazing and honest to book.The cinematography is beautiful,the acting is superb especially Maggie Smith(Linnet),Eliza Bennett(Susan) and Alex Etel(Tolly) have done a great job.Movie is a little slow in start but as soon it reaches in the middle you are bound to complete it.The director gave this movie a soft treatment.The music is not so well but it is not bad at all.Finally If you are the fan of "The Green Knowe series" or just want to see a movie in your weekend go borrow the DVD as this a rare movie.
