“Hyde Park on Hudson” might be the strangest movie I recommend all year. The film is based on the diary and various papers of Margaret Stuckley, who went by “Daisy” (Laura Linney) and was a distant cousin of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Bill Murray). Throughout his presidency, FDR made extended, working visits to his mother’s home, dubbed Hyde Park, in upstate New York.
Hyde Park a royal ramble, but it works
Strong scenes, acting save historic tale of FDR and king