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)VOD (1)
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Modern-day reworking of the classic Ealing comedy of the 1950s. Faced with dire financial problems, St.Trinian's, the school for 'young ladies', has to somehow find the extra cash needed, or face closure from the bank. If that wasn't enough, Headmistress Camilla Fritton's (Rupert Everett) old flame Geoffrey Thwaites (Colin Firth) is now Education Minister, and he's not too impressed with the ethos of 'self-empowerment' (anarchy) practised at the school. But faced with the loss of their school, the usually ferocious St. Trinian's girls decide to put aside their differences and work together to raise the cash the only way they know - by pulling off the heist of the century. (Entertainment in Video)
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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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