Undertaking Betty (Plots with a View) (2003)
Average Rating: 4.9/10
Reviews Counted: 5
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 3
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Release Date: Jan 1, 2003 Limited
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Directed by Nick Hurran, Undertaking Betty revolves around the competitive world of undertaking in the Welsh countryside. One of the most respected names in the biz -- Plotz Funeral Homes -- is directed by Boris Plotz (Alfred Molina), whose youthful dreams consisted of two decidedly cheerier concepts than the embalming process: dancing and marrying his childhood crush, Betty Rhys-Jones (Brenda Blethyn). Unfortunately, the pressure to take over the family business became too much for Boris to
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Cast
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Brenda Blethyn
Betty Rhys-Jones -
Alfred Molina
Boris Plotz -
Christopher Walken
Frank Featherbed -
Naomi Watts
Meredith -
Lee Evans
Delbert Butterfield -
Robert Pugh
Councillor Hugh Rhys-Jo... -
Miriam Margolyes
Thelma and Selma -
Robert Page
Bob Murdock -
Ena Cohen
Candace -
Howell Evans
Dr. Owens -
Beverly Hotsprings
Andrea Cass -
Padrig Owen Jones
Willie -
Stan Stennet
Albert Edwards -
Menna Trussler
Dilys Rhys-Jones -
Clinton Noel Williams
Rev. Price -
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All Critics (8) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (3) | DVD (8)
The flick feels like Six Feet Under meets Waking Ned Devine written on a 5th-grade reading level.
...a charming, low-key romantic comedy...
one of the warmest, sweetest dark comedies I've seen
It's rarely a good sign when a movie feels obliged to add the words 'a fable' beneath its main title -- and Undertaking Betty is no exception.
It all feels rather by the numbers.
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Foreign Titles
- Undertaking Betty (DE)
- Undertaking Betty (UK)
