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Driving Lessons (2006)
49 %
Reviews Counted: 72 Fresh: 35 Rotten:37 Average Rating: 5.2/10
Consensus:
Though it has charm, Driving Lessons is a middling offering in the genre where the youngster coming of age meets a quirky senior who teaches valuable lessons about life.
Rated: 15
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Theatrical Release: 08-09-2006
Synopsis: With his orange-colored bowl haircut and freckled cheeks, actor Rupert Grint (known by millions of pre-teens as Harry Potter's cinematic sidekick) is perfectly cast as Ben, an awkward teenage boy whose reticence almost trespasses into total muteness. After a lifetime of being reined in by... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Laura Linney, Rupert Grint, Julie Walters, Nicholas Farrell, Oliver Milburn
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Top Critic
Evie is a character in search of a film that’s strong enough to contain her -- and sadly this isn’t it.
09/23/06
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09/23/06
One of the finest British films of the year, Driving Lessons is a powerful calling card for Grint, who's just turned 18, and, indeed, for Brock's talent as a director. Here's hoping there's a long career in store for both.
09/23/06
Its heart is in the right place but Driving Lessons never quite gets into gear, despite a terrific performance from Julie Walters.
09/23/06
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09/23/06
Familiar fare, it has to be said, but the component parts are done reasonably well.
09/23/06
Top Critic
It may not pass with flying colours, but Driving Lessons still motors along likeably enough.
09/05/06
Top Critic
Full of strong themes and witty interaction between its excellent cast, but it comes undone.
08/05/06
They say that truth is stranger than fiction, but as we see in most autobiographical coming-of-age films, adolescent truth is just as boring as adolescent fiction.
09/18/07
The highlight here is most certainly Julie Walters, who hams it up royally, and does a fine job of making her role as an aging actress more than just a cartoon character.
07/02/07
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06/16/07
A warmly funny coming of age story as the ultra conservative clashes with the unconventional in a confluence of the unexpected
06/02/07
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05/12/07
Típica besteira de cinema independente que se julga mais inteligente e observadora do que é na realidade. O surpreendente é perceber que, enquanto Walters e Linney apelam para caricaturas, o jovem Grint oferece uma atuação sólida e envolvente.
04/13/07
Too many alcoholic outbursts and pitiful breakdowns wear down your patience.
03/01/07
The film is anchored by Walter's brilliant performance. She has a field day with this rambunctious, pampered yet terribly insecure woman. Grint is often reduced to playing straight man, but his reactions are priceless and the fact that he and Walters have
01/11/07
Writer-director Jeremy Brock has backloaded much of the hero's family conflict into the final scenes, which collapse under the weight.
12/18/06
The characterizations and comic situations both seem forced and labored.
12/15/06
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