I know it’s only late September, but I very much doubt whether anyone’s going to release a better movie than Mr. Burton (on Amazon Prime).
Brilliant acting, intelligible (and intelligent) dialog, excellent cinematography with a lovely (and non-intrusive) soundtrack. It’s hard to see how anyone — in this day and age — could match all that.
- Toby Jones: always good
- Lesley Manville: ditto, and
- and in an absolute tour de force performance, Harry Lawtey as Rich.
I’m going to watch it again later this week.
I know, it was released in 2025, but whatever. My only regret is that I didn’t watch it last year, then. And yes, it’s worth preserving on DVD in the old library.
I saw Toby Jones recently in the 5-part series Mr. Bates vs. The Post Office. He was quite good in that role. I’ll have to check out Mr. Burton
Just finished this and I have to thank you for the recommendation. Truly an excellent movie that I will tell all to watch.