Cinematography:
Gavin FinneyComposer:
Charlie MoleCast:
Talulah Riley, Rupert Everett, Jodie Whittaker, Gemma Arterton, Juno Temple, Tamsin Egerton, Lily Cole, Holly Mackie, Celia Imrie, Russell Brand, Tereza Srbová (more)Plots(1)
St. Trinian's, the infamous school for 'young ladies', is in trouble. Despite being an old flame of its Headmistress, the new Education Minister is shaking things up and the school is facing financial ruin. But the students of St Trinian's aren't going to give up without a fight. After all, they excel at chaos and attitude not chemistry and algebra and that's exactly what it's going to take to beat the authorities before they close down their beloved school for good. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Reviews (2)
At first glance, a well cast film full of very pretty (almost beautiful) girls and women and likeable charismatic men who I know can be funny. On the face of it, the second not-so-funny creation with the unbearably awkward Rupert Everett as the school principal, a thousand jokes, of which about 990 are completely stupid, and the bland Colin Firth. While I actually think the pros slightly outweigh the cons (the biggest surprise was Russell Brand, who perhaps for the first time really amused me), I'm rather disappointed. Two and a half stars.
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An incredibly simple, sometimes a bit silly, but very lively and funny British comedy with a lot of familiar faces, in which I was most impressed by Colin Firth, and especially Rupert Everett in his double role. Viewers know from the beginning how it will all turn out, but even so I watched the film not with boredom but with interest. Overall, I found it to be a mix of High School High and Wild Child, all cut with typically British humour, accent and setting. In short, a cute and likeable one-off, a leisurely diversion
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