The Lady in the Van tells the tale of Mary (Maggie Smith) a lady who lives in her van much to her annoyance of her neighbours, one year Alan (Alex Jennings) offers her to park her Van in his drive way and while it was meant to be for 3 months it becomes 15 years.
The Lady in the Van is a fine film but it's also one that once you've seen it you will want to forget all about it, that doesn't make it a bad film not at all but it's also one that for me at least just felt like another "Eccentric Old Lady" movie and once you've seen one of those it can be very difficult to see another that does something a little bit different from the others.
The main thing this film does have going for it is a terrific performance by Smith, she gives Mary so much personality and depth that you find it hard to take your eyes off her the entire time she's on screen, Jennings is fine as Alan but his voice does get a little grating after a while Jim Broadbent and David Calder do well in small roles.
And so that was the Lady in the Van, it's not a bad film just a forgettable one for me, 2 out of 5.
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