The greatest movie ever!

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

It is not only a funny movie, but it allows a great amount of joy for anyone who watches it.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Until the middle of last season, I would have voted a solid 10. However, the more recent episodes have had uneven scripts and acting. Feel they are reaching and not quite making it.(SPOILER ALERT! With the character changes this season, I see it going downhill already. Very sad.)

It was quite difficult for the BBC to adapt the short stories of Father Brown by G.K Chesterton in the manner in which they were written. This is due to the fact that some of the original stories didn't contain enough plot so as to make a 50 minute episode. The writers of the series are to be congratulated and the leading performance from Kenneth More effectively demonstrates that he was a more versatile actor than one realizes. He is truly cast against type and rises to the challenge easily.It is true that the production values aren't exactly state of the art but for sheer storytelling, this 1974 version of "Father Brown" is worthy of repeated viewing.

These TV series are poorly made. I do not mean the technical side, with respect to age of the series and TV format it could be considered satisfiable.I mean, actors' playing is bad almost for all of them. Sometimes the plot lines are vague and characters are unbelievable.May be, one of the strong sides is that acting doesn't always look like theatrical performance. We get some interesting views and interiors.I am not a good reader, so I've considered to watch this version. And I've got nothing. I couldn't assemble the plot, I can't understand the clerical point of view, I do not believe in acting. Just a few personal features and authors statements are well pronounced.I wouldn't keep this historical TV production in my archive.

If, like my wife and myself, you have run through the BBC's various Christie series, these are a good find. They are a bit dated, but I prefer a good story to a click production. More is an excellent Father Brown, soft-spoken, witty, but sharp and persistent.These stories are from a bit earlier in the mystery genre than most adaptations, and this dates the series as much as the productions. Chesterfield's stories tend to be more "howdunit" than "whodunit", with the focus less on the characters than on the murder itself. This can be a problem, at times, but it can be very good, especially when combined with good characters.