Set in 1939 London, "MISS PETTIGREW" (Frances Dormand) loses a Governess Job (Again!) & cadges a "Social Secretary" slot for an Expat American Actresss & Singer, Delysia Lafosse (Amy Adams). Delysia's busily stringing-along 3 guys at-a-time on her dizzying, ditsy "way-to-the-top."

WILL she choose a Starring, Theatrical Role offered by Phil Goldman (Handsomely-Played by Tom Payne), wealthy Producer's Son & Lady's Man. OR..will she follow Talented-but-Poor Piano-man Michael (Lee Pace) to America, who loves her/but is leaving because he's Suffered-Enough. She's ALSO inhabiting the GORGEOUS Art Deco Digs of Nightclub-Owner Nick (Mark Strong) who has Claims-on-her...& is her Current Employer. Miss Pettigrew has her hands-full navigating Delysia through all the Testosterone here!

Miss Pettigrew meets Joe (Ciran Hinds) Early-On at a (Historically-) Interesting Undergarments Fashion Show. He's off-&-on engaged to a younger Fashionista, Edythe (Shirley Henderson), who knows enough of Miss Pettigrew's "secrets" to torpedo her new Secretarial Slot. (And Joe finds Miss Pettigrew to be Quite Attractive...)

All-in-all, this is a Fashionably-Fluffy Drama that rapidly "Grows-On-You". All the characters become rather-endearing, with the exception of Well-Acted "Ice-for-Veins" Edythe..heh! Plot & Sub-plots are Woven-Well by Writers David McGee and Simon Beaufoy, & Director Bhrarat Nalluri into the BUSIEST 24-Hour Time-Frame you'll ever see-on-Celluloid!

Some great Jazz Music takes you through the tail-end of the 1930's, as bomb-raid "practices" begin & England gets ready for harder-times. A good "7-Outta-10" Story about what Friendship, Survival, & "Getting-to-the-Top"..really means.

A bit of Mild Nudity, Nothin' too-Violent for the Kiddies, (& hey, even Your Grandma'll like this one! Some Great 1930's Settings!)) Original Toe-Tappin' Music by Paul Englishby will bring back memories of Henry Mancini.

JMO...Keep-or-Sweepit!
Big Hugs,
Stan

Last edited by "TampaStan" Good; 03/06/08 02:46 PM.