Mr. Malcolm’s List Review | Random

Hello, fellow campaigners of the writing world! A. F. Kopp here! Today I am going to be reviewing the new Regency Rom-Com, “Mr. Malcolm’s List” for you guys.

Firstly, I want to say, when the original short film came out a couple of years ago (2019), I watched it and eagerly awaited some more news since the short film ended with “to be continued.”

I stumbled upon the trailer of the movie a couple of months ago before realizing that it was the very same movie. They even kept a majority of the actors from the main characters to the servants. The biggest change I could see was that Julia Thistlewaite was no longer played by Gemma Chan but replaced by Zawe Ashton. I will say that I did like Chan’s more toned-down version of Julia, but Ashton definitely took the comedy part of it and ran with it. The only complaint I have with Ashton’s acting was that it seemed she acted a lot with her shoulders, haha.

My overall opinion of the movie is good. I really enjoyed it, got quite a few laughs from it, and was surprised at how wholesome it was. The characters went through arcs and made mistakes, but apologized and tried to fix things. I was very glad I went to watch it. I was never bored throughout it–you could say I didn’t blink.

Historically speaking, I was very surprised. Regarding the cast, historically speaking, you would have never had as diverse a cast, but since it’s what I consider Historical Fantasy, it didn’t take away from the movie–in fact, the talent was good!

I was a bit upset by the hair that was not put up! This happens in almost every historical movie and at this point, I shouldn’t get upset, but if I recall correctly, WOMEN WOULD NOT WEAR THEIR HAIR DOWN. Once they reached womanhood, they would pile it up on their head–Nuf said.