The Royals Are Coming to Downton
There’s an advantage to making a film like “Downton Abbey: The Motion Picture.” Its target audience, having watched six seasons of the show on PBS, already knows the many characters and their history. All the major family and servant roles are played by the original actors from the TV series. Audience members unfamiliar with the series will be caught up in the pomp and lush production design even if they feel a bit lost with the multitude of characters navigating a momentous event at the Yorkshire estate.<br /><br />The movie picks up in 1927, shortly after the series ended, and continues the story of the Crawley family, this time with a royal visit in the offing. King George V (Simon James) and Queen Mary (Geraldine James) will be stopping at Downton as part of their tour of the British provinces. Both the family and the staff are all aflutter with preparations to impress Their Majesties. The staff, in particular, are eager to shine in the presence of the monarchs and do the family proud.<br /><br />Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham (Hugh Bonneville) and his wife, Cora Crawley, Lady Grantham (Elizabeth McGovern) have given over management of the estate to their eldest daughter, Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery). Having reason to fear that the new butler, Barrow (Robert James-Collier), is not up to the task of readying the household in time, Lady Mary pays a call on retired butler Carson (Jim Carter) and asks him to return to Downton temporarily to add his impeccable touch for decorum.<br /><br />Unfortunately, the staff learns that the royals will be traveling with their own entourage of butler, housekeeper, footmen, ladies maid, chef, and kitchen staff and Downton’s staff will merely be asked to remain downstairs, out of the way. Upset at being marginalized, Anna Bates (Joanne Froggatt) and the other servants set a plan in motion to assure that the Downton staff will get to serve the King and Queen.<br /><br />There are many interweaving sub-plots. Widowered Tom Branson (Allen Leech) is attracted to a visitor to Downton and encounters a stranger who may not be what he appears. Barrow — not needed at Downton with Carson back on staff — finds an adventure in town. Kitchen maid Daisy (Sophie McShera) flirts with a furnace repairman. Lady Edith (Laura Carmichael) gets both good and bad news. The family’s cousin, Lady Maud Bagshaw (Imelda Staunton), joins the festivities under clouded circumstances. Princess Mary (Kate Phillips) invites the Crawley women to tea. Lady Mary worries about the future of Downton and whether it can be sustained. True to form, Lady Violet Crawley (Maggie Smith) punctuates her observations with cutting one-liners.<br /><br />Written by Julian Fellowes, the big screen version shows off its expanded budget with some amazingly staged set pieces. The town stages a parade to honor the royal couple, complete with uniformed soldiers on horseback, hundreds of onlookers, and the King himself on horseback addressing the troops. The state dinner features the Crawleys, the King and Queen, and invited guests dressed in their finest finery, as numerous servants hover, waiting to serve. And a final royal ball ties the plot threads together as couples swirl to waltzes played by a large orchestra.<br /><br />What we remember best about the TV series is present in the movie version — costumes, lavish interiors, the manners of a bygone era, exquisite detail, and outstanding performances. Once again, Maggie Smith steals every scene she’s in, either with a snippy comment, a sidelong glance, or  a well placed retort. Lady Violet is especially on her game with her regular sparring partner, Isobel Merton (Penelope Wilton). The cast overall is excellent and fit their roles perfectly. The one exception is Philippe Spall, who plays the King’s personal chef, Monsieur Courbet as over-the-top cartoonish. His performance is jarring, particularly when compared to the reserved, often underplayed, performances of the Downton regulars.<br /><br />Michael Engler, who directed four episodes of “Downton Abbey,” is right at home with the big-screen version. He manages to deal with multiple story lines simultaneously while making the royal visit the main narrative from which individual subplots emanate. The characters are much as you remember them. A lovely conversation between Violet and Mary addresses changing times, the value of tradition, and what the future of Downton might hold.<br /><br />Rated PG, “Downton Abbey” is not a movie geared to hit you with shocking developments, but one that presents and resolves issues — some large, others small — in a way that is entirely satisfactory. It offers intrigue, romance, disappointment, surprise, and revelation, all couched in an aura of nostalgia, both for early 20th century British mores and for a program that made the ups and downs of an aristocratic family riveting.<br /><br />Bonus materials on the 2-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack include feature commentary with director Michael Engler, deleted scenes, conversations with cast members, 4 behind-the-scenes featurettes, and a “Downton Abbey” series recap. A Digital code is included on a paper insert.
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : The worldwide phenomenon Downton Abbey, becomes a grand motion picture event, as the beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives. A royal visit from the King and Queen of England will unleash scandal, romance and intrigue that will leave the future of Downton hanging in the balance. Written by series creator Julian Fellowes and starring the original cast..