Marvelously enjoyable.

It offers a feel-good experience, but without the heavy dose of schmaltz that often accompanies such a production.

Constantly battling, Hoskins and Dench have terrific chemistry together.

A dear film, sentimental and fond, full of beautifully acted British resolve.

It's funny, touching and crammed to the rafters with clever dialogue, splashy production numbers and stiff-upper-lip charm.

A humorous bounty of flesh and fantasy.

This is a shimmery beaded curtain of a movie, a slight, charming picture that's almost all facade. But what a facade!

An absolute delight from start to finish.

One of the wittiest comedies to come our way in a very long time.

Just as there will always be an England, there will always be a certain kind of English film: the highly polished entertainment, well-acted, genteelly amusing and impeccably turned out. Mrs. Henderson Presents is the latest example of the trend and an especially satisfying one.

A shameless crowd-pleaser.

The result is an admittedly minor, but authentic, holiday treat.

Mrs. Henderson hits all its marks, well-worn though they be, and Dench fans will once more find themselves glorying in her reckless spirit.

Say what you will about feel-good films anchored by feisty old broads, the English have a knack with them and Stephen Frears' fact-based tale of a formidable, aristocratic widow who makes it her mission to put naked girls on the London stage is delightful.