Fackham Hall

Fackham Hall is a film that’s title is almost a challenge: if you smiled or chuckled at the double entendre of the title then it’s a pretty good bet you will like the film itself. The film is a parody of Jullian Fellowes styled upstairs/downstairs british period pieces centering on the wealthy davenport family whose world is turned upside down by a failed wedding, a lovable handsome pickpocket who has conned his way into a job at their home and a murder, it all goes down (wink wink) at Fackham Hall, the davenports Downton esque estate. Fackham Hall is a film that is difficult to review like most parody films because all you can really judge is how much you laughed and on that basis the film is an absolute success, i laughed a lot at the bits here some were obvious and silly (a joke about the Davenports daughter finding the right cousin to marry) others were surprisingly clever and sophisticated (have you met the Bechdel sisters) and even when a joke made me groan i still almost always followed with a smile. This film is not perfect, it has about 10 minutes it doesn’t need and the filmmaking is not necessarily super great but overall i enjoyed my time at Fackham Hall. 

I Give It 4 1/2 Stars!!!