Abigail's Party DVD > Reviews > Where's the party?

Author's product rating:   

Did you enjoy it?	Loved it
Story	Good
Characters / Performances	Outstanding
Special Effects	Weak
How does it compare to similar films?	Not applicable

Advantages:	Superb acting (especially Alison Steadman), Unexpected ending
Disadvantages:	Rather short .  Avoid if you have a phobia against 70's taste fashion/culture

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

When choosing what film to watch, in all honesty, ABIGAIL'S PARTY was at the bottom of my list. I thought it looked boring and quite frankly didn't care less about what happened to anyone at Abigail's bash!

WHAT A MISTAKE!

I was utterly swept away with this film. Director, Mike Leigh has a little gem in his collection here. The film was devised by himself and the cast: Alison Steadman (Beverley), Tim Stern (Laurence), Janine Duvitski (Angela), John Salthouse (Tony). Harriet Reynolds (Susan).

I was very impressed by the SUPERB acting from everyone. Alison Steadman has received huge acclaim for her role as Beverley. But my favourite was Janine Duvitski (you may know her better as Angus Deaton's wife in ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE)...she was hilarious - it's worth seeing this film to watch her 'slow dance' if nothing else...GENIUS!!

What's it about? Ok, to sum it all up with as little waffle as possible...ABIGAIL'S PARTY is about a gathering with people who wouldn't normally socialise with each other, with lots of alcohol thrown in!

This film has many laugh out loud moments, has cringly funny moments - as well as those awkward is-it-appropriate-for-me-to-laugh-here moments! I just wish it had lasted longer.

This a black comedy in it's truest form...I'm not going to tell you what happens in the end, but let's just say I was surprised! This was originally a play that transfered as a 'tv film' (to be honest it does look like your average 70's tv sitcom, check out the orange leather sofa - mmm nice) and glad it did!

I would recommend it to anyone who likes comedic drama. It is definately a no-thrills production (the entire film is set in Beverley's front room), so if you only like action films with top-notch special effects, you'll not like this. If you have fetish for all things 70's and British, give it a go!