Rating: 
Summary: Flimsy plot, mediocre acting with a few exceptions
Review: I'm not sure what the intended plot was for this movie. William Baldwin and Jeanne Tripplehorn play a caricatures of American celebrity couples of the era. For a caricature to work, it has to be funny and I'm afraid these weren't amusing at all. Julie Andrews muddles through as the matriarch of a stately British family and she appears to merely walk through each scene and smile sedately. The more amusing performances were of Colin Firth, Stephen Fry and Sophie Thompson in their lesser roles. I'm afraid the movie would be a total loss if it weren't for their humorous antics. I was very disappointed.
Rating: 
Summary: GOOD FUN, VERY WITTY BUT NOT EVERYONE'S CUP OF TEA
Review: Julie Andrews has a problem: her son is in love with a shallow, lying film star and this just won't do...OH BOTHER! The film is full of witty, intelligent dialogue and is good fun. I didn't care for William Baldwin or Jeanne Tripplehorn but the rest of the cast is delightful. Colin Firth, Sophie Thompson and Stephen Fry are really very funny and mostly steal every scene they are in. Highly recommended but I doubt that those who think acting dumb, crass or juvenile are the only ways to make a good comedy will appreciate this film. Too bad for them, Yeah for the rest of us.
Rating:
Summary: Highy recommended
Review: Julie Andrews is at her best as usual. This is a very enjoyable funny film and i highly recommend it. It is what kept me sane on a flight some years back .. What can I say .. if Julie Andrews is in it, then it must be great.
Rating:
Summary: Relatively Good
Review: Miranda Frayle leaves her boyfriend for an English nobleman. When the two announce their engagement, the press has a field day. Some things don't change. Miranda was hiding her past because she feared that she would be discovered and dissed. She wanted more than what she had and that was fame and fortune. She really loves her movie star boyfriend he won't do.
"Relative Values" is a good movie to watch because it deals with family, social upbringing, and personal conflicts. Jeanne Tripplehorn does a great impression of a movie starlet and Colin Firth is superb in his performance as a gay nobleman.
Rating: 
Summary: Stylish & fun!
Review: Now that we readily accept that royalty can be as tarnished
and media hungry as anybody (in Hollywood), it might take
a minute to swallow the merely mildly amusing premise of
the film: social barriers. Once you've done that, you have yourself a thoroughly stylish
comedy-bordering-farce that offers moments of gold and gems!
Literally: I've rarely seen a small film as convincingly art
directed as this, looking like 10 times its budget with lush
interiors in rich colours, elegantly dressed people, rolling
lawns and gardens, all bathed in bitter-sweet, golden summer's
light, well echoed in the unusually inspired film music. It's delightful ensemble playing, well paced and cleverly edited.
Julie Andrews shows superb command and comedic skill, her facial
reactions are priceles. Sophie Thompson does a manic and touching
'rags to riches' turn on Pygmalion. The film has a heart, too,
something not found in the overproduced rubbish that Hollywood
keeps manufacturing to seemingly please brain-dead teens. - Like a glass of champagne: light bubbles quickly gone, leaving
you feeling so swell:)
Rating: 
Summary: This Film Turned Noel Coward Over in His Grave
Review: The Americans cast in this are awful. The English cast is better but the actor who plays Julie Andrews' son comes off as a gay man playing straight and the incredibly sexy and desirable Colin Firth is frittering away good film playing a raving queen, though as always he does it fabulously. Firth's excitement over the Billy Baldwin character is hilarious.
Rating:
Summary: Witty, Charming, Hilarious -- Absolutely Wonderful!
Review: This film is, as stated above, absolutely wonderful! The first time I watched it I could not stop laughing and at the finish of the film, I was smiling from ear to ear. Julie Andrews was perfectly cast as the charming and witty Lady Marshwood who, upon learning of her son's engagement to a "ghastly" American actress, decides to take matters into her own hands. With all of the surprises and comic twists this movie keeps you on the edge of your seat laughing and cheering from start to finish with never a dull moment. Backed up by a splendid supporting cast including Colin Firth and Sophie Tomphson - who practically steals the show as Lady Marshwood's "personal maid and friend." This film has a little something for everyone - A must see!
Rating:
Summary: Enjoyable.....
Review: This is a British romantic comedy that Americans and British will appreciate. The story line is that Julie Andrews son has falled for a American Film star that she doesn't approve. The one big thing is that her ex-boyfriend is still in love with her and follows her and her new boyfriend to his home and everything breaks lose! It made my laugh and it is just a feel good comedy that you don't have to worry about following the story lines to see what is going on! :-)
Rating:
Summary: Relatively amusing.
Review: This is a drawing room comedy based on a play by Noel Coward. Having not read it, I must presume it would come off better as a stage play rather than a movie. Not that this is bad, really...Just that its not as good as it should be. The British cast (Julie Andrews, Colin Firth, Stephen Fry and Sophie Thompson) play their roles flawlessly, the Americans (William Baldwin, Jeanne Tripplehorn) less so.
The plot: a member of the British nobility (Andrews) is dismayed when her son (NOT Colin Firth as some OTHER reviewers would have you believe)becomes engaged to a movie star (Tripplehorn) whose ex(Baldwin) follows her to England to reunite.
Stephan Fry as the butler, and Sophie Thompson as "milady's" companion/secretary are wonderful; as are the various actors and actresses who make up the staff of the manor. Likewise, Colin Firth gives a hilarious performance of her gay nephew, who aids and abets in the eventual reunion. The upstairs-downstairs feel of the film adds to the confusion; a welcome distraction from the Balwin/Tripplehorn storyline. It is so obvious that these two are trying to be amusing, that they fail entirely. In contrast, the others, who do it so effortlesly, succeed admirably.
All in all, light & fluffy, but nothing to rewatch again and agiain (unless, as I always do, you simply want another look at Colin).
Rating:
Summary: A sweet movie with touching themes
Review: This is one of my favoriet movie I have ever seen. At first i bought this beacuse Collin Firth is in it but when i got it I discovered that he plays a very small role. BUT this movie is wonderful full of wit and humor there are lots of cute one liners that i love to listen to over and over again. This is one of those movies that if you are having a bad day you can pop it into the computer and laugh at colin (he is sooo funn in this movie) I love it and highly recomind it.
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