Downton Abbey

No, I haven't been binge-watching the Downton Abbey series - that would be desperate.  No, this is a brief review of Downton Abbey: The Movie, which premiered on HBO this last weekend.  And, frankly, it was perfect escapist fare for these times.  Essentially just a bloated bigger-budgeted episode, I enjoyed wallowing in the comfortable familiarity of the setting and characters.  No, it's not exactly going to win any awards - but sometimes uncomplicated melodrama is just what the doctor ordered.  I'm knocking off quarter of a star because I thought I saw a cellphone tower in one of the establishing shots.  3.25 stars.