Rotten
A dark comedy that isn't dark or particularly funny, Keeping Mum ends up being an exercise in heavy-handed whimsy.
Randy Cordova, Arizona Republic
Keeping Mum
Some family secrets are best kept...buried.
2005 · 1h 43m · R
Comedy
Directed by
Niall Johnson
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Keeping Mum
Overview
A pastor preoccupied with writing the perfect sermon fails to realize that his wife is having an affair and his children are up to no good.
Director and cast
- Niall Johnson Director
- Rowan Atkinson as Walter Goodfellow
- Kristin Scott Thomas as Gloria Goodfellow
- Maggie Smith as Grace Hawkins
- Patrick Swayze as Lance
- Tamsin Egerton as Holly Goodfellow
- Toby Parkes as Petey Goodfellow
- Liz Smith as Mrs. Parker
- Emilia Fox as Rosie Jones
- James Booth as Mr. Brown
- Patrick Monckton as Bob - Pond Workman
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
57%
Tomatometer
Rotten
A meek little diversion, nothing more.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Rotten
A modest comedy that wants to be both dark and reassuring at the same time.
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
Fresh
Bracket out the ethical concerns of making merry as the body count mysteriously rises and Keeping Mum is an endearing hoot.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Fresh
It's probably one of the funniest films to come out of England in years.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
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