Michael Ledo The opening credits have the appearance of a 1960's comedy. While this movie is clever and witty, I would place it into a drama category that uses humor to prevent dry boring material. The movie has nudity, but it is not erotic. In a compromise solution, nudity is allowed only if the girls never move while on stage, i.e. act as statues.

SnoopyStyle It's 1937 England. Mrs. Laura Henderson (Judi Dench) loses her high-powered husband Robert. She buys a theater naming it Windmill Theater inspired by Moulin Rouge in Paris. She hires producer Vivian Van Damm (Bob Hoskins). They start a variety revue which is successful at first. When it starts to slow, Mrs. Henderson suggests naked ladies. She is able to get her friend the Lord Chamberlain to approve as long as no one moves. Vivian finds Maureen (Kelly Reilly) caught out in the rain and hires her as one of the girls. The show keeps going even during the blitz.It's a very flat story despite all the interesting story points. I put it down to the fact that the Henderson character has no drama. She doesn't need the success or the money. She has no foil except maybe Vivian sometimes. The nude shows are as much fun as one expects from naked women in poses. The humor is very British and isn't that big. The girls' stories don't add that much to the comedy other than demanding the men to get naked. It's not nearly funny or dramatic enough.

sharer-scott Great acting is the first statement you'll make about this film. After that you'll simply want to re-watch it over and over to catch all the little things we all miss the first time through. A great story and pictorial of what life during the bombing of London must have been. It shows the real strength of the British people at their very best and most troubled of times. Each actor selected uses his/her character to the fullest in describing individual feelings of the times. The sets are simple with excellent lighting effects. This would not be considered a big budget film by anyones standards however, the size of the budget in no way hurts the production.

bexter-570-846938 Stephen Frears presents a wonderful movie. Another outstanding cast with a fantastic performance from Judie Dench (as Laura Henderson) Playing the part of a bored widow until she buys the windmill theater.I found this movie exceptionally brave to go outside of the ordinary and film a movie about naked girls in the 1920's. But even though this film has some nudity, it isn't about nudity. It is about listening and following instead of giving instruction. and it's about it's personality that counts not there looks(I'm sure you have heard about that saying)and there are others I'm sure that I haven't included.A huge portion of my enjoyment of this film was of course the music and dance that went on in the windmill theater.George Fenton(the writer of the music)and Will Young (singer and actor)a perfect combination which made the ending song (turn the sails of the windmill) sad because it was nearing the end of the film.