Title: Excellently cast, G&S purists will love it!
Product review: Mike Leigh went to every painstaking effort to produce this film and the result is a brillinatly-cast, beautifully-staged, utterly-delightful account of the year surrounding the production of Gilbert & Sullivan's comic opera, The Mikado. What can I say about the cast? They are all fabulous! Not one actor is mis-cast in this production. Aside from the obviously first-rate performances of Broadbent and Corduner as the movie's primaries, the supporting cast turns in an outstanding performance. Most notable to me is newcomer Martin Savage as the brilliant (but flawed) George Grossmith. Shirley Henderson is also fabulous as Leonora Braham. Timothy Spall as Richard Temple and Dorothy Adkinson as Jessie Bond also help make the musical numbers in this movie look like part of a Mikado G&S purists would be delighted to see. Even after 2 1/2 hours, this film left me wanting more. Everything about it is splendid!
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