Impromptu

Pros: Great acting from the women, costumes, sets and music, of course.

Cons: The men seem to be dullards in this one, alternately pouting, and being idiots.

The Bottom Line: Excellent little bio-pic about artistic lovers in 1830's Paris. Watch it for Peters and Thompson's performances.

Review: I had kept seeing this little period piece of a film, but never from the begining so when I had the first opportunity to watch from the start, I took it. Telling the story of the love affair between two of the greatest minds of the nineteenth century and ...

Pros: Entertaining and romantic

Cons: Not for the hard of heart

Review: Impromptu is one of the lesser known gems in the Period Romance/Jane Austin/Bodiceripper genre. It follows the life of the eccentric, crossdressing writer George Sand during her pursuit and subsequent conquest of the composer Chopin. Sand is played by...

Pros: romantic, witty, well-done, among the best movies of our time.

Cons: I always regret the too-soon ending and expect a sequel.

Review: Ironically, many Americans apparently don't know about Impromptu, perhaps because it was an Australian film, but it is easily the equal, if not the superior, of any Romantic Comedy on the market at any time, and will go down in history as a classic, ...

Pros: a romantic and funny period piece

Cons: plenty if you hate romantic and funny period pieces

The Bottom Line: Impromptu is a better than average movie. The acting and music, alone, make it worth seeing.

Review: For those of you hate period pieces: read no further.

For those of you who loved Howard’s End, The Wings of the Dove, and Room with a View, be advised: this is no Howard’s End, Wings of the Dove, or Room with a...