RomanceComedyDrama

Mr. Malcolm's List

- Seeking true love. Conditionally.

When she fails to meet an item on his list of requirements for a bride, Julia Thistlewaite is jilted by London’s most eligible bachelor, Mr. Malcolm. Feeling humiliated and determined to exact revenge, she convinces her friend Selina Dalton to play the role of his ideal match. Soon, Mr. Malcolm wonders whether he’s found the perfect woman...or the perfect hoax.

Release Date : 2022-07-01

Language :EnglishItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Untitled EntertainmentRebelle MediaBlinder FilmsFís Éireann/Screen IrelandIngenious MediaRefinery29

Production Country : IrelandUnited KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Selina Dalton

Original Name : Freida Pinto

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jeremy Malcolm

Original Name : Sope Dirisu

Gender : Male

Character Name : Julia Thistlewaite

Original Name : Zawe Ashton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lord Cassidy

Original Name : Oliver Jackson-Cohen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Henry Ossory

Original Name : Theo James

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gertie Covington

Original Name : Ashley Park

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lady Margaret

Original Name : Danielle Ryan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Dalton

Original Name : Dawn Bradfield

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Thistlewaite

Original Name : Naoko Mori

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Woodbury

Original Name : Gerry O'Brien

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lady Gwyneth Amberton

Original Name : Sophie Vavasseur

Gender : Female

Character Name : John

Original Name : Divian Ladwa

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reeves

Original Name : Derek Carroll

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lady Kilbourne

Original Name : Doña Croll

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Dalton

Original Name : Paul Tylak

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lord ‘Handsome Man’ Ellison

Original Name : Thomas Joseph Lawlor

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-08-28

"Julia" (Zawe Ashton") isn't the brightest candle in the candelabra, and when she is taken to the opera by the highly eligible "Mr. Malcolm" (Sope Dirisu) quickly discovers he is less than impressed with her views on the "Corn Laws". Feeling jilted, matters are exacerbated when her friend "Lord Cassidy" (an almost unrecognisable Oliver Jackson Cohen) reveals that her erstwhile beau has a list of things he requires from his would-be wife. Infuriated, the two concoct a plan to hoist this arrogant man by his own petard. To that end, they draft in her rather naive friend "Selina" (Freida Pinto) who is enlisted to ensnare "Malcolm" whilst creating a list of their own to present to him at the end of this faux-courting process. Of course things don't quite go to plan. It happens that their mark and "Selena" do start to bond rather, "Julia" finds herself firmly in the sights of the decently dashing "Capt. Ossory" (Theo James) and as the bard said, "the best laid plans...." This is a fine looking drama, with the costumes and stately homes all doing their best, but the story is a sort of mix of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" with some good old-fashioned Jane Austen-light. The characterisations are fairly weak - as is most of the acting, and the pretty thin story has an inevitability to it that underwhelms. Fans of Victorian period drama will probably enjoy it; it's not a bad film - but I reckon it will keep til television at Christmas. No need at all to see it at a cinema.