full of wonderful one liner while my friend and i exchange quote regularly . ( see some of the quote elsewhere at this imdb website . ) we go to see the movie on a whim and and hadn not hear anything about it . at first and we do not know it be a comedy . then ian mckellen character give his oft quote line about drain the well . the accent be a little difficult at time and and each time we watch the movie we find new humor . i be still try to determine the word to the song that the parishioner sing before amos sermon . the character be wonderfully portray and and i have be a fan of kate beckinsale and rufus sewell ever since . this be the best performance give by eileen atkins .