(2020) (Lily James, Armie Hammer) (PG-13)
- QUICK TAKE:
- Drama: A young woman travels to her new husband's estate where she learns his late wife's spirit still affects everything and everyone there.
- PLOT:
It's the mid-1930s and the never-named Narrator (LILY JAMES) is a young woman who works for Mrs. Van Hopper (ANN DOWD), a rich American woman who wants to maintain her social status by associating with other rich and famous people. While in Monte Carlo, she's set her sights on recent widower Maxim de Winter (ARMIE HAMMER) who politely wants nothing to do with her, but is instantly smitten with the Narrator. Soon, he's whisking her off for adventurous day trips during which romance blossoms between the two.
When Van Hopper announces they're returning to America, the Narrator alerts Maxim to this and he decides on the spot to marry her and return her to his lavish estate in Cornwall, known as Manderley. Everyone there -- including house manager Mrs. Danvers (KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS) and estate manager Frank Crawley (TOM GOODMAN-HILL) -- is surprised by this turn of events, what with his previous wife, Rebecca, having been the love of his life and the Narrator not coming from a prestigious family.
While the young bride makes some allies among the staff such as her maid, Clarice (BRYONY MILLER), she can't help but note the looks she gets from nearly everyone else, especially Mrs. Danvers who admits to her past close relationship with Rebecca. When that woman's first cousin, Jack Favell (SAM RILEY), shows up, things become more complicated, what with him being banned from the estate but saying a nebulous note to him from the previous Mrs. de Winter has left him searching for an answer since her death.
All of which leads the Narrator to continue her own searching for the truth about her predecessor and everyone's reaction to her showing up to take that woman's place.
- WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT?
- Some older teens might be interested, especially if they're fans of anyone in the cast.
- WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG-13
- For some sexual content, partial nudity, thematic elements and smoking.
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