From the very beginning this is a classic. The characters are built up very nicely, each one of them having a particular character flaw. Their dead relative, henry russell (the practical joking man) has set them a task which they must achieve before they can gain their inheritance. seems pretty simple on the base level. but when you look close it is a fantastic piece of social commentary and spiritual guidance. each character changes for the better, having seen the light and the error of their ways doing something they would never have thought of on their own. it takes something like that to show people their own faults and force them to do something about it. this film does it with such class and grace that you can't helpt but find it a masterpiece. and i was a stoned 19 year od when i first watched it!! the money not being there is the coup de gras and the perfect end to this tale. no one is that bothered about it, as their reward has already been recieved - the change to their lives that they all needed and didn't even know they desired!
brilliant
brilliant