Easy Virtue

2008 Comedy

A glamorous American woman enters into a spirited battle of wits with her disapproving English mother-in-law in this period romantic comedy. John Whittaker (Ben Barnes) and Larita Huntington (Jessica Biel) married in haste following a whirlwind romance. But reality comes knocking when the couple arrives to visit John's parents and his mother has an allergic reaction to her new daughter-in-law. As the battle of wits between the two women escalates, John and Larita's marriage begins to suffer.

Director: Stephan Elliott

Starring: Jessica Biel, Colin Firth, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ben Barnes, Kris Marshall

 30 Reviews  6 Awards

Reviews

  • In its cold-eyed assessment of the English aristocracy Easy Virtue has none of the lurking Anglophilia found in Merchant-Ivory movies.

    Stephen Holden - The New York Times

    19 January 2013

  • Elliott has created a wonderfully rich battle for propriety in Easy Virtue. The humor might sting, but the pain is worth the pleasure.

    - Los Angeles Times

    19 January 2013

  • The dialogue has an edgy wit, although it has no ambitions to be falling-down funny. Here is the Odd Couple formula applied in a specific time and place that make them feel very odd indeed.

    Roger Ebert - The Chicago Sun-Times

    19 January 2013

  • Director Stephan Elliott uncorks a rare vintage of laughs tinged with heartache.

    Peter Travers - Rolling Stone

    19 January 2013

  • Gets better as it goes along.

    Mick LaSalle - The San Francisco Chronicle

    19 January 2013

Awards

  • Feature Film - Adaptation

    Australian Writers' Guild (2009)

     

  • Best Supporting Actress

    British Independent Film Awards (2008)

     

  • British Supporting Actress of the Year

    London Critics Circle Film Awards (2009)

     

  • Best Feature

    Newport Beach Film Festival (2009)

  • Stephan Elliott

    Rome Film Fest (2008)

     

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