The movie is so fun that it wouldn't need the mystery to be top-notch entertainment.
100
New York PostJonathan Foreman
New York PostJonathan Foreman
It ranks among Robert Altman's best work ever, and that its many satisfactions derive in large part from a superbly written screenplay by Julian Fellowes that has no equal this year.
A virtuoso ensemble piece to rival the director's "Nashville" and "Short Cuts" in its masterly interweaving of multiple characters and subplots.
100
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
At his best, Altman turns us into interlopers who have stumbled into a world that seems to predate us and persuades us it will continue to teem with life long after we leave the theater.
100
The New YorkerDavid Denby
The New YorkerDavid Denby
Altman achieves his dream of a truly organic form, in which everyone is connected to everyone else, and life circulates around a central group of ideas and emotions in bristling orbits. [14 Jan 2002, p. 92]
90
VarietyTodd McCarthy
VarietyTodd McCarthy
Taking advantage of a splendid cast, a sharply focused script and the fresh English setting, "Gosford Park" emerges as one of the most satisfying of Robert Altman's numerous ensemble pictures.
88
Miami HeraldConnie Ogle
Miami HeraldConnie Ogle
So deliciously absorbing and well done.
88
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
What a relief to see a movie in which an audience responds with peals of laughter to subtle facial shifts as well as punch lines.