This movie is dependent solely on the great acting of some great aging stars. The story is very predictable, and is set in glorious English surroundings, with every member of the cast contributing quite brilliantly. When Maggie Smith arrives on the scene, the tension at the Musician's Home goes up to exploding point, and it is then we see the true acting capabilities of Billy Connelly, Tom Courtenay and Pauline Collins. They are all brilliant and they lift the quality of the story. There is a downside to all this, as people who have seen it told me that the main thing they got out of it was quite depressing, as they have to face up to the aging we all face.
Review of Quartet
