High Spirits
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Donal McCann, Liz Smith, Mary Coughlan, Peter O'Toole, Tom Hickey Brand: Sony DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen Picture Format: 1.85:1 Running Time: 99 minutes DVD Release Date: 2002-06-04 Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Studio: MGM (Video & DVD) |
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Movie Reviews of High Spirits
Movie Review: Starts out good, then falls apart
Summary: 2 Stars
I thought the first third or so was pretty good. Peter O'Toole was great at the beginning and I was intrigued to see how the story would play out. But, it started to fall apart after awhile and never really recovers.
The main problem for me was that there were too many characters that never really get developed. You have the castle staff who, while have some fun moments playing the "ghosts" never get a chance to shine. And the multitude of guests also muddle the characterization. They could've done without the priest subplot (although I like Peter Gallagher and Jennifer Tilly).
The cramming of all these characters also leads to dropped plots (they never really resolve the castle-in-monetary-crisis issue), stretched believability (Steve Guttenberg falls in love with Daryl Hannah in 5 minutes and no one in the castle had ever seen a ghost before?), and missed opportunites (I would've liked to see more of Peter O'Toole and his ghost dad, or more of the other ghosts for that matter).
The movie has some funny slapstick and beautiful scenery, but ultimately it just doesn't come together and the result is a silly movie with enough plot threads to make your head explode. It could've been a really good film with a great romantic plot, but it falls short.