The delightful predictability of Downton Abbey

Published September 24, 2019 5:44pm ET



Downton Abbey has made it to the big screen, and the results are delightfully predictable.

The film begins just as any fan of the TV show would expect: by treating viewers to glimpses of the inner workings of the British estate, upstairs and downstairs, while the iconic theme song plays. Thank goodness nothing has changed.

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