I really enjoyed the first half of the film mostly because once the characters had been set up I was relishing what was to come. Sadly I was a little disappointed with what actually followed. Bogarde gave a brilliant performance but I was expecting much more of Pinter's sharp and witty dialogue between him and Fox, instead we got scenes with miscast Wendy Craig and a restaurant scene that goes on far too long and is completely unnecessary to the story. By the end it gets too melodramatic and your longing for it to end. On the plus side it does show very well how the times were changing dramatically. At the beginning of the film there's a huge gulf between servant and master but by the end thats all but disappeared. (6/10)
Review of The Servant
