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Summary: Judi Dench, Olympia Dukakis, Leslie Caron and Cleo Laine
Review: Judi Dench is a recent widow who wonders what happened to her life. In her youth she was the star saxaphonist for an all girl swing band, The Blonde Bombshells. She picks up her sax and busks with a young musician. There she is reunited with the only male member of the band, a womanizing drummer who played in drag. Together, try to reunite the band. They manage to find the band leader(She played Madge in Dench's series As Time Goes by), the trumpet player(Dukakis' drunken rich lady is wonderful), the singer, and another band member who joined the Salvation Army. Together, they ready themselves for their first gig, Dench's granddaughter's school dance.Dench, as usual, is excellent in this role. The supporting cast is cast pretty near perfectly, especially Dench's stodgy children. You find yourself rooting for the band's reunion very soon into the story, and the film does not disappoint.
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Summary: just too much fun
Review: Saw it on cable last night and ordered the dvd today! Actually two copies - one for me and one for my father. Had never heard of this film - just came upon it by accident.
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Summary: just too much fun
Review: Saw it on cable last night and ordered the dvd today! Actually two copies - one for me and one for my father. Had never heard of this film - just came upon it by accident.
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Summary: Excellent. What More Can I Say.
Review: This is an excellent film. A fortnight before it`s tranmission date the BBC ran trailers for the programme and i was hooked. When it was finally aired on BBC ONE I wasn`t dissapointed, the acting by some of the best British Character actors was brilliant. Also the script was well written with brilliant photography and a kicking soundtrack as well. It just shows that with British talent both infront and behind the camera and with American financing you can produce high quality and entertaining Television. 5 out of 5. On a sad note the wonderful Joan Sims sadly died a couple of days before i wrote this review.She will be sadly missed by millions of British fans. Many who remember her in the wonderful Carry On Films.
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Summary: Explodes with good feelings and great music
Review: This is the kind of movie I love to wrap my arms around and draw close to me...endearing, funny, serious, sad, but most of all, wonderful! I'm not sure what I loved the most, the music, the characters, the story, or the darling girl who played Ms. Dench's granddaughter...naw, I loved all of it...
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Summary: Explodes with good feelings and great music
Review: This is the kind of movie I love to wrap my arms around and draw close to me...endearing, funny, serious, sad, but most of all, wonderful! I'm not sure what I loved the most, the music, the characters, the story, or the darling girl who played Ms. Dench's granddaughter...naw, I loved all of it...
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Summary: A delightful little film, funny and sweet.
Review: This is the story of a girls swing band during the second world war, and their eventual reunion in the present day. Our lead character is played by the wonderful Judi Dench. It's also a film about getting older and about living through war-time and all the stress and drama then returning to normal life. The acting is marvelous and the music is especially wonderful (I really hope a soundtrack is released) and the writing marvelous. This was, I think, a joint production between HBO and the BBC. It's a charming film and really worth watching.
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Summary: One of The Very Best Movies I Have Ever Seen
Review: This wonderful movie is a must for those of us who remember the good old days, when music was played by real musicians, who could read music. This is another WW 2 movie and there are hundreds of them, but this is a bitter sweet comedy drama that will make you sit back and close your eyes and transport yourself back into the era which many call, "The greatest musical period of the 20th century. Judi Dench surly deserved an award for her performance of a grandmother saxophone player who played with an all girls band during the war. She was the star. She had not played in years and after her husband had died her little grandaughter asked her to pu the band back together to play at her school dance. The story of how this came about is funny, sad, sentimental and entertaining. I will leave the rest for you to see, but I give this a 5 star rating and if there 10 stars it would get that. Enjoy an afternoon with these ladies and relax, you are in for an enjoyable time.
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Summary: A fun light-hearted tail the whole family can enjoy
Review: What a wonderful movie this is. It is nice to sit and enjoy a movie that has charm, a great plot and very nice performances by actors and actresses alike. Dame Judi Dench is wonderful as an older lady who wants to reunite with "The Blonde Bombshells" a band that played swing during WWII London. Ian Holm is a delight as a rogish gentleman who was the drummer in the band, yes he had to wear a blonde wig and a dress to perform in the band in his younger years. Olympia Dukakis is great to watch as well as the rest of the cast including the fantastic voice of Cleo Laine, who as always is a delight to hear. This is a fun movie to watch and the charm of it all will draw you in. These "bombshells" are a blast! Highly Recommended!
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Summary: A fun light-hearted tail the whole family can enjoy
Review: What a wonderful movie this is. It is nice to sit and enjoy a movie that has charm, a great plot and very nice performances by actors and actresses alike. Dame Judi Dench is wonderful as an older lady who wants to reunite with "The Blonde Bombshells" a band that played swing during WWII London. Ian Holm is a delight as a rogish gentleman who was the drummer in the band, yes he had to wear a blonde wig and a dress to perform in the band in his younger years. Olympia Dukakis is great to watch as well as the rest of the cast including the fantastic voice of Cleo Laine, who as always is a delight to hear. This is a fun movie to watch and the charm of it all will draw you in. These "bombshells" are a blast! Highly Recommended!
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