Mrs Henderson Presents

With a surprising mix of aristocratic vulgarity, the main character, Mrs. Henderson was quirky enough to keep me wondering what she was going to say and do next. The storyline, though based on a true story, reminded me of the show... Full review

This was an OK movie that could have been much better. It starts off with a lot of promise, Judi Dench buys a theater, then hires Bob Hoskins to run it and do a nude show and they have a great... Full review

Great movie with a little bit of everything; comedy,drama,part musical. Great chemistry between Dench and Hoskins. Don't miss this one especially Judi Dench fans.... Full review

A true story well told. Enjoyable dialogue, great acting, wonderful sets/costumes/music, nice ladies. What kind of curmudgeon could make something less than wonderful out of that combination. You feel happy. You feel sad. You cry and you laugh. You keep time... Full review

An absolutely amazing movie. As usual, Judi Dench is superior. I particulary liked the clever dialogue. A must see if you like period pieces.... Full review

a true story, and an interesting one. Hoskins was very good as well. I don't know if it was the projection equipment in the theater, or the film itself, but it was darker at times than I like. Given the dearth... Full review

I enjoyed watching Dentch and Hoskins having fun with this material. In less capable hands this film would have fallen flat on its face. A solid "B" entry.... Full review

Once again Judy Dench wows us with another terrific performance. Based on a real story, this film takes the audience on a ride that is both funny and moving, using some history reels of WWII and plenty of great music and... Full review

There is a huge amount of nudity in this movie but it is not done in a sexual manner. Strange but true. The story is ment to be a comedy and overall it is but it does have some sad moments.... Full review

Judi Dench is one of those rare actors that are so far above the others in her craft you almost have to see her work, no matter whether the title or advance notices create any interest. Here you get the bonus... Full review

A richly satisfying film about a wealthy widow's foray into vaudeville, Mrs Henderson Presents is funny, touching and involving. Kelly Reilly makes an indelible mark as the blonde with the perfect bosom who finds baring her body is a remedy to her aversion for intimacy. ... Full Review

The Disc: The extra features on the widescreen edition of Mrs. Henderson Presents are meager and largely forgettable. Theres much to like about Mrs. Henderson Presents , from its bouncy musical numbers to its sharp script by Martin Sherman that gives Denchs memorable character numerous opportunities to display her rapier wit. ... Full Review

Henderson Presents," which is set in the late 1930s and early '40s and loosely based on historical truth, begins very promisingly, with the divine Judi Dench as a recently widowed upper-class British woman with an irresistible trashy streak. Hoskins and Dench, who was nominated for a best actress Oscar for her role here, seem to be having a rare good time, and the pleasure spreads to the audience. ... Full Review

Stephen Frears' film, scripted by Martin Sherman, is an affectionate look at the two very different people mainly responsible for the success of this unusual theatre enterprise and the film succeeds in being both tartly amusing, mainly thanks to Judi Dench's sense of timing, and at times quite touching. ... Full Review

This slight but deliciously ripe British comedy is about the little old lady who brought nudity to the British stage....he's called, struggles to find the right combo of music, dance and nudity.....Darned if this movie doesn't make you swell up with pride at what troupers these show people were.....Except for one notable scene, that is, when Bob wears pretty much what the girls do --.... ... Full Review

Mrs. Laura Henderson (Judi Dench) may be a widow but she is by no means going to spend the rest her days playing bridge. The Windmill Theater becomes her game and the infamous showman Vivian Van Dam (Bob Hoskins) becomes... ... Full Article

In the second of our Academy Award previews, we tackle the best actress category, where yet again one performance appears to be head and shoulders above the others. ... Full Article

CARE FOR A SPOT OF TEA & A? A nudie picture, starring Oscar veterans, that fails to titillate Mrs. Henderson Presents Mrs. Henderson Presents It took the blokes of The Full Monty the entire movie to doff their duds, but... ... Full Article

Nothing eases a soldier's anxieties like a nudie show. At least that's the hypothesis in "Mrs. Henderson Presents," a delightful dramatic-comedy based on the founding of London's historic Windmill theatre. ... Full Article

"Mrs. Henderson Presents is packed to its British upper crust with genteel cheekiness, a film featuring copious nudity that is also noticeably modest. The disrobed beauties striking icy poses in clamshells might as well be chiseled from alabaster, which is... ... Full Article

By WILLIAM ARNOLD SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER MOVIE CRITIC "Mrs. Henderson Presents" is such a calculated package of elements that have worked before in the recent art-house cinema that it could have been calculated by a computer for maximum box-office appeal. It ... Full Article