Based on the true story of a wealthy English widower who operated a
nude revue on the West End during World War II, director Stephen
Frears’ awkwardly titled Mrs. Henderson Presents is a cheeky look at the special
type of wartime fortification that no amount of guns and sandbags can
provide. A sort of hodge-podge mixture of Topsy-Turvy, The Full Monty and that old episode of The Golden Girls
where ostentatious, entitled Blanche finally meets her male
counterpart, the film works chiefly as a sharp, smartly funny
two-hander — a delicious showcase for stars Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins
— before taking a final act turn that overreaches just a bit in its
grasp at grand statement. For the full review, from IGN, click here.