This wonderful comedy is one that is truly remarkable, and perhaps worthy of more praise. Its main merit is the superb Oscar-nominated screenplay, that was full of black humour and wit. I particularly loved it when Mrs Wilberforce tells the police constable to "buzz off", something you don't expect her character to say. The cinematography is also excellent, with lovely sets, and doesn't look like it was filmed at a studio. The film is also helped by a brilliant music score, that is not only atmospheric but quite haunting as well. There is clear evidence of detailed direction, and the fast pace of the film ensures that the film rarely slips from its focus. My favourite scene has to be when Danny Green's character is standing on a chair, and he falls through the seat, and can't get his legs out. What made this movie though was the acting. Alec Guiness is deliciously seedy as the professor, and while Herbert Lom, Cecil Parker and Peter Sellers have a little less to do, they are all excellent as the men who plan a robbery. However, the film belongs to the marvellous Katie Johnson, in a wonderfully dotty performance as the elderly spinster who proves to be more of a match for them. Overall, a wonderful film, that is thoroughly entertaining. 10/10 Bethany Cox.
Review of The Ladykillers
