This got off to an amazing start, and faltered in a few areas as it went along. It felt like Kind Hearts and Coronets or 1955's The Ladykillers for a bit, but I don't think it was overall as good as those. However, I did end up liking it quite a lot. There were enough moments that genuinely caught me off-guard that proved pretty funny, but I like a good farcical storyline, and I tend to like black comedy, and that's pretty much what this is. Being fond of British slapstick also helps - there's a ton of really broad comedy in here, but mixing that with posh accents and people trying to behave oh-so-proper equals funny. I liked the jokey use of intertitles, too.
In trying to explain why this is a good comedy, I've probably made it sound kind of boring. Something something talking about comedy is like swimming about horror, or whatever the saying is.
Anyway, this is worth watching, whether you're a Michael Caine completionist or not (but watching most of his movies seems like a far from bad idea? I feel like he's been in a ton more good films than bad).
In trying to explain why this is a good comedy, I've probably made it sound kind of boring. Something something talking about comedy is like swimming about horror, or whatever the saying is.
Anyway, this is worth watching, whether you're a Michael Caine completionist or not (but watching most of his movies seems like a far from bad idea? I feel like he's been in a ton more good films than bad).