Easy Virtue |  | Director: Stephan Elliott
Actors: Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Colin Firth, Kimberley Nixon
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  38 reviews
Sales Rank: 7084
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 99
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Running Time: 97 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 043396309500
UPC: 043396309500
EAN: 0043396309500
ASIN: B002I5GNZQ
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: September 15, 2009
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Product Description
A newly married couple visits the husband's family in England where the wife faces disapproval from her mother-in-law over her free-spirited American
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A lighthearted adaptation of a Noel Coward play set in the late 1920s, Easy Virtue stars Jessica Biel as Larita, an adventurous American who marries John, the naive, British heir (Ben Barnes) to a crumbling family estate. Whisked into the less-than-receptive bosom of John's kin, Larita soon finds herself drawing the scorn of her mother-in-law (Kristin Scott Thomas), who would have preferred John marry a longtime sweetheart from his own genteel community rather than a brash Yankee. Eager to move to London, Larita knows the longer a post-honeymoon John visits his family the harder it will be for the newlyweds to live on their own terms, and she's right. Giving up on any notion of fitting in, Larita suffers a few embarrassments before fighting back. But nothing can help her once a past scandal encroaches on her dream of happiness. Co-writer and director Stephan Elliott (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert) keeps everything breezy and fun, though the clashes between Larita and her malicious mother-in-law are keenly felt. Elliott's period sensibility is very strong, not least of all his appreciation of John's father (Colin Firth), a restless intellectual and member of the so-called Lost Generation of World War I veterans. Firth's performance as a man distanced from his family's preoccupations and material woes is a real highlight of Easy Virtue. When he dances a tango, late in the story, one can see years of repressed desire erupt in him. --Tom Keogh
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 keep a stiff upper lip September 6, 2010
N. janus (Fishkill NY USA)
I thoroughly enjoyed Jessica Biel, Colin Firth and Kristen Scott Thomas, sort of reminds me of another movie where Scott Thomas was great, namely "I've loved you so long". While the scenario is a bit unrealistic, the interactions between the cast are first rate, even the Butler is superb in his role. I never saw Jessica Biel as a dramatic actress, but she can certainly hold a candle to Kristin Scott Thomas who in my book is one of the greatest actresses of today. I plan on seeing this movie over and over several times.
A jazzy love story July 30, 2010
Carmen Ferreiro
As Easy Virtue starts, John Whittaker (Ben Barnes), a charming and naive upper class British boy, impeccably dressed in a 1920s outfit, leans against a light pole smoking a cigarette as he watches the end of a car race. The winner, Larita (Jessica Biel), a beautiful American widow, waves at the crowd intoxicated in her triumph and as she does, her eyes met John's. And John stares at her, blows smoke and smiles. And his smile burns the screen.
It comes to no surprise to the viewer that two weeks later they are married. To John's family, on the other hand, the news fells more like a bomb.
Once the newlyweds arrive to the family manor the conflict starts. John's mother (Kristin Scott Thomas) takes an instant dislike to her daughter in law and soon the two women are engaged in a war of wits. John's father (Colin Firth), a World War I veteran still traumatized by the war events, watches on, intrigued by this young woman with a past she sees as a kindred spirit.
John and Larita's attraction for each other is strong but will their love survive their honeymoon?
Entertaining comedy July 18, 2010
Alan A. Elsner (Washington DC)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Larita, a youngish and glam American widow who drives race cars, marries a much younger English aristocrat in this movie set in the 1920s and based on a Noel Coward play. When they return to his crumbling estate to meet the family, trans-atlantic tensions grow and comedy ensues.
The young lord's dad, played by Colin Firth, is a shell-shocked veteran of the Great War who can't even summon the energy to shave. His two sisters are both a bit pathetic. But his mother, played with great gusto by the redoubtable Kristin Scott-Thomas is simply shocked that her beloved son should have married an American. The more she learns about Larita, the more disapproving she becomes.
Various situations ensue. Larita goes fox hunting in her own way, has an encounter with a lap dog not necessarily to the advantage of the latter and shocks the staid country folk with her American ways. The loving couple's love is tested and found wanting. Other relationships are established. Everybody gets pretty much what they deserve.
It's witty and frothy and fun -- almost two thumbs up.
Jessica Biel Has Never Been Better July 14, 2010
Guy T. Saperstein (Piedmont, CA United States)
A witty and wonderfully entertaining film. Jessica Biel has never been better, or more beautiful, and Colin Firth does his usual great job. A highly underrated film that should not be missed.
5 Star, Cheer You Up Movie June 19, 2010
British (Gillette, Wyoming)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am always looking for a movie that I can watch that will entertain me and sometimes, help chase away the blues. I am generally not a romance movie fan, so I nearly passed this movie by. I did watch this movie however, and boy was I glad that I did. The plot very entertaining and the scenery, the clothes, the actors were all eye candy. The music selected for the movie helped set the tone. Was it a socially important movie? No, not unless you think that bringing a smile or laugh to someone has value (which obviously I do.) This movie is what it is. You either get it...or you don't. A big thumbs up, in my book.
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