In the village of Little Wallop, there is the vicar, Walter Goodfellow, who is unconcerned with his family. He is totally preoccupied with his work such as writing the perfect sermon for a conference, having little sex with his wife Gloria. As a result, she has an affair with her golf instructor Lance. Her daughter Holly is rebellious and frequently has a new boyfriend and son Petey is bullied by schoolmates. That is, the Walter’s is a broken family. Then the new housekeeper Grace comes to them, and great changes happen to their family.

Grace kills everyone who hinders the family’s peace in the bizarre way. Behind grotesque murder cases, there is biting sarcasm. The villagers who attend church services on Sundays have no concern in others except themselves. The vicar Walter who is in charge of the district but even can’t solve problems in the meeting for flower arrangement represents an incompetent, lethargic religion.

I like watching black comedy films. In my opinion, this movie is not creative compared with other black comedy movies in terms of developing plot in the simply way and coming to a plain end that everyone could expect. However, performers in this films show good acting ability. Especially, turning on the ironical charm, Maggie Smith shows perfect acting for Grace who is a graceful murder and has an expressionless face.