DVD Review: How About You: Joss Ackland, Brenda Fricker, Joan O’Hara, Vanessa Redgrave, Imelda Staunton, Orla Brady, Hayley Atwell, Anthony Byrne: Movies & TV

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DVD Review: How About You: Joss Ackland, Brenda Fricker, Joan O’Hara, Vanessa Redgrave, Imelda Staunton, Orla Brady, Hayley Atwell, Anthony Byrne: Movies & TV

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Ellie, a free-spirited and headstrong young woman is left in charge of a residential home over the Christmas holidays. Her youth and inexperience bring her into bitter conflict with the four grumpy old residents. HOW ABOUT YOU deals with the hilarious antics of this uncivilized group, an unlikely romance, and the gradual solidarity that develops between the residents and Ellie, in this critically acclaimed heartwarming and irresistible film.

A Fine Comedy,

By Amos Lassen DVD Review: How About You: Joss Ackland, Brenda Fricker, Joan OHara, Vanessa Redgrave, Imelda Staunton, Orla Brady, Hayley Atwell, Anthony Byrne: Movies & TV carrot. V47081519 (Little Rock, Arkansas) -
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“How About You?”

A Fine Comedy

Amos Lassen

“How About You?” is a fun comedy about the antics of four grumpy residents of a house, an unlikely romance and how the residents and Ellie, a high-spirited and headstrong young woman who is in charge of the house. This is one of those irresistible films that keeps you laughing and warms the heart.
Ellie is left in charge of a residential home which is run by her older sister. She is to take care of the residents over the Christmas season. Most of the residents, save four, have left to spend the holidays with family but the four that remain are known as the “hardcore”. Their behavior is so bad that the home is moving toward closure because of the four’s horrible behavior.
The home is a posh assisted living facility in the lovely Wickow section of Ireland. Ellie (Hayley Atwell) has moved in as a staff member. She is forced to deal with the dysfunctional four–Donald Vanston (Joss Ackland), a judge who was forced off the bench because of alcoholism, Georgia Platts (Vanessa Redgrave), a once beautiful stage and screen star who has dropped out of society, Heather (Brenda Fricker) and Hazel (Imelda Staunton), two spinster sisters who cannot deal with life.
The film is based on a story by Maeve Binchy and directed by Anthony Byrne and has the feel of a Hallmark Hall of Fame offering. The four do not like each other very much and they really do not care for anyone at all. The four seem to be mean spirited people at the end of their days and they lead bitter lives. The story is touching and heartwarming and the actors are excellent. The only problem is that you know exactly where it is going from the moment it begins. Even with its predictability, it entertains. The dialogue is snappy and the cast is great. It is a sentimental movie as it shows us the consolations of civilized conversation. It is a simple film that stays that way throughout and I had a great time watching it.
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