Yes, Helen Mirren is a gifted actress — I loved her in The Queen. Glad to know I’m not the only one who loves a slow movie, Ganeida. 🙂 xoxo

Kay, I loved “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” too. I tend to like anything with Judi Dench in it. I know exactly what you mean about the slowness of “Quartet” — it was terribly meandering, and I was disappointed that the four did not at least lip-synch at the end. I have been known to really fall for slow, nuanced films and Michael doesn’t usually care for them at all. One example years ago — we watched a movie with Richard Farnsworth in it (he’s a favorite of mine since he played Matthew Cuthbert in “Anne of Green Gables,” and more than one person has said that my Michael reminds them of Farnsworth/Matthew Cuthbert) called “The Straight Story.” It was just about the slowest, most touching movie you’d ever want to see, and when it was over Michael breathed a sigh of relief and said it was supremely boring, and I wiped a tear and said it was one of the sweetest movies I’d ever seen. Haha!