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These beginning scenes displaying the conventions of British society and the conversations between Dench and her upper crust English friends are the movie’s greatest (if only) pleasure; they serve as a self-referential acknowledgement of the Brits’ own absurdity. Though a comedy of British manners is not new ground, it is wonderful to see Dench and her contemporaries do what they do best...
...rising to prominence once again on Manhattan’s Upper West Side? As strange as this sounds, the rhetoric surrounding a disturbing but overblown racially-charged vandalism incident at Columbia might lead one to think...
...Shoppers and playgoers in the West End can drop into one of Hamburger Union's hip and trendy outlets?on Dean Street or Garrick Street?or north Londoners can grab a quick bite at a third on Upper Street in Islington. These newcomers are challenging GBK's dominance with Scottish, grass-fed, additive-free beef. For Atkins dieters who still want to indulge, the chefs will omit the bun, but carbo-loaders can feast on the "proper chips, never frozen." You can also get the vegetarian options, milkshakes and wine that GBK pioneered, and with speedy service. Lovers of burger...
Since the time of the Vikings, the British love of getting sozzled has been a source of pride as much as embarrassment--falling somewhere between bland cuisine and stiff upper lips on the list of distinguishing national characteristics. But these days, that excess isn't so endearing as levels of concern about boozing have reached heights not seen since Victorians decried the evils of cheap gin. Unlike most of their Continental counterparts, whose consumption is falling, the British are drinking more than ever--9.6 L of pure alcohol per person last year, which is 42% more than the amount consumed...
Slick and pretty, Chris Wilton (Rhys-Meyers) is an ex--tennis pro with the schemer's gift of diffident charm: he seems to need so little that the upper class lavishes its largesse on him. What he wants is to be rich, so he weds Chloe (Mortimer), an heiress. But he also loves danger, as incarnated by a fellow outsider, luscious Nola (Johansson). "What I have is sex," she observes. "No one's ever asked for their money back...