Emma Thompson is simply too brilliant. It's indeed a role customized for her. Plot is predictable and nothing new about it; nevertheless it's wonderful to see stories of powerful and charming women with flawed personality make mistakes but in the end are still loved by so many. That all the supporting characters are pleasant to see is a plus.
'This wise old man never spoke, it wasn't because he couldn't or had nothing to say, it was because he believed the language deceived. That by its very nature, it clouded the truth, so it made the world harder to know. ......and this wise old man, he believed that the truth lived only in silence. '