Dame Judi Dench is fabulous. If I said nothing else, it would be unimportant because Notes on a Scandal , though it had an excellent script and is an intriguing story, would not have been the same without Dench in the lead role. She plays perfectly the psychotic spinster alongside adultress Cate Blanchette in this film that I highly recommend. It is worth the cost of going to the theater and if you don't see it there, is a definite must to rent. In the interest of preserving the story (the preview does not give away the movie entirely as occurs with some films), I will reserve from much talk of how it goes.
Dench's character Barbara provided wonderfully sinister and entertaining lines throughout as penned her thoughts in her journal. She said cruel things that rendered at least a snicker if not a full laugh from the audience. Blanchett was perfectly cast in her role as well. The young man she enjoys an affair with was much better than I anticipate from the preview. Lastly, it was a joy seeing Bill Nighy as Blanchett's older husband. He was great and in a particular scene exploded in anger and hurt beautifully recognizing his age and her trespass.
This is a smart thriller to be sure. Enjoy.
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