Average Rating: 5.8/10
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Fresh: 9 | Rotten: 6
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Loosely based on an actual incident, this family-friendly British comedy is also a sly satire of class consciousness. Phoebe Cates stars as a woman who appears in the English countryside of 1817 wearing exotic garb and speaking gibberish. Delivered to a nearby manor, the mystery woman is sheltered by the Worralls (Wendy Hughes and Jim Broadbent), who are then persuaded by their suspicious Greek butler Frixos (Kevin Kline, Cates' real-life husband) to have the drifter tried for vagrancy and
Sep 16, 1994 Wide
Apr 24, 2001
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
All Critics (21) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (6) | DVD (5)
The great costumes and sets are more substantial than the plot and characters.
Moderately amusing social satire of mistaken identity, that has little bite.
This would probably be a hit in 2003. Yes, it is that horrible.
This snappy and exuberant comedy celebrates creativity as an asset of free spirits.
It was cute. I had been waiting for 14 years to see this one. Wasn't expecting it to be any good, but I liked it. It definitely held my attention for 90 minutes.
April 14, 2008
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