The Lady in the Van on 132 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The site's consensus states, "Led by a marvelous performance from Maggie Smith, "Lady in the Van" wrings poignant, often hilarious insight from its fact-based source material." On Metacritic the film holds a score of 70 out of 100, based on 30 critics, indicating "generally favourable reviews". Guy Lodge, of "Variety" magazine, attended the worldwide premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. After the screening, he described Smith's portrayal of Mary Shepherd as "one of the most tailor-made leading roles of her late career". Even though, he says, the film is "low
The Lady in Question (1999 film) The Lady in Question (1999 film) The Lady in Question is a 1999 American made-for-television mystery crime-thriller film directed by Joyce Chopra. It represents the last leading role and film for Gene Wilder and his last credit as screenwriter. As in the previous film "Murder in a Small Town" Wilder plays the amateur detective Larry "Cash" Carter. It was broadcast by A&E on December 12, 1999. After the high ratings A&E received for "Murder in a Small Town", the first Cash Carter mystery, "The Lady in Question" began filming in Toronto in May 1999. Although A&E and Granada Entertainment USA