
The Second World War is over, and the Miniver family is trying to keep themselves together in post-War Britain, among continuing shortages and growing tensions within the family.... (Full plot summary below)
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The Second World War is over, and the Miniver family is trying to keep themselves together in post-War Britain, among continuing shortages and growing tensions within the family.
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| User ReviewMalcolm Ethis is an excellent movie set around the end of the second world war it has great actors and actresses in this movie also there is a great story behind it fantastic stuff |
| User Reviewjay nDoesn't do much justice to the first movie. The Miniver Story is sequel to Mrs Miniver, made in 1942 at the height of World War 2. That movie was fantastic - a gritty portrayal of the lives of average English folk during WW2. It deservedly won the 1943 Best Picture Oscar. This, the sequel, now picks up with the same family with WW2 having just ended. I liked the idea: having shown them during the war, show how people recover after war, get on with their lives and live with peace. Fine in idea, but not great in execution. As far as examining lives recovering from war, this movie barely scratches the surface. It dwells more on melodrama and soap-opera-like plots. Much more superficial than anticipated and quite disappointing. This said, it has some decent story lines and is reasonably engaging. Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon reprise their roles from the first movie. I found Pidgeon irritating in the first. He's more bearable in this one. Primary irritant instead goes to James Fox, as their son Toby. Luckily his screen time is limited. Worth watching for completeness but it won't enhance your memory of Mrs Miniver. Probably best to avoid this so that the original stays as the masterpiece it is. |
| User ReviewIlsa LDisappointing sequel due to its unfocused plot which kept drifiting away from what could have been a good story. |