The Vicar of Dibley - A Holy Wholly Happy Ending
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Actor: Dawn French, Richard ArmitageBrand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 110 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-10-09
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: E4134
Studio: BBC Worldwide
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- Dawn French dons her cassock and collar once more for two very special episodes of The Vicar of Dibley, one of the BBC's mo popular comedies. It boasts the brilliant comic writing of Richard Curtis (Love Actually, Bridget Jones's Diary) and a gifted ensemble cast including Emma Chambers (Notting Hill) and Richard Armitage (BBC's Robin Hood). The Handsome Stranger - Gerry is fed up with all the "to
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DVD Review: A New Dibley Convert
Summary: 3 Stars
I'd never seen any other episodes of the Vicar of Dibley before I saw these last two episodes, and I only watched these because I wanted to see more of Richard Armitage. I did not at all expect to be so completely charmed by Dawn French and the loopy but lovable Dibley residents.
I loved episode 1, "The Handsome Stranger." It's laugh-out-loud funny with some truly classic moments, like the book club meeting where no one has read the book and the fantasy sequence at the altar set to the song "It should have been me." I've watched the latter scene over and over again. Hysterical!
However, episode 2, "The Vicar in White", was a disappointment and is why I'm giving this review only three stars (and a half, if I could) instead of four. As others have noted, the script for the second episode is not strong and wraps itself too much around the wacky mechanics of the wedding--the result is predictable and unsatisfying. Many of the jokes are strained and not especially funny.
What is so compelling about the first episode is the relationship between Geraldine and Harry, especially given Geraldine's insecurities. I also liked how the other characters respond to Geraldine's new found love; the scene about the newsletter advice column is especially touching. I really wish the writers had developed the romance further and given more justification for why Harry falls in love with Geraldine. I so wanted to believe that a man who looks like Harry would fall for a woman who looks like Geraldine because he sees her inner beauty and her heart of gold...but ultimately, I couldn't and didn't. Richard Armitage has the requisite sensitivity to make the attraction believable on his side, but his character is not developed enough and there isn't enough interaction between Harry and Geraldine to show what he finds irresistible about her. Had the second episode focused more on their relationship and less on the wedding, the finale might have been an all around winner.
In spite of the flaws of episode 2, I found myself identifying with Geraldine--how could I not when, to ease her broken heart, the woman pulls out a massive Cadbury Dairy Milk bar from her Bible? And I ended up watching the earlier seasons because I liked the Dibley characters so much. I then viewed these two episodes again, and I have to admit that I enjoyed them far more after I understood the Dibley history--there are many allusions to previous episodes that I missed or misunderstood on my first viewing. All in all, this is a wonderful show and I highly recommend these two episodes along with the rest of the Vicar of Dibley series. These are a fitting ending to a very fun ride.
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