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Calendar Girls (2003)

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Reviews Counted:117

Fresh:87

Rotten:30

Average Rating:6.5/10

Consensus: A charming, but cliched comedy reminiscent of The Full Monty.

Rated: 12A [See Full Rating] for nudity, some language and drug-related material

Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:03-09-2003

Synopsis: Based on a true story, Nigel Cole's CALENDAR GIRLS has a mix of comedy and heart-tugging emotion that compares with British comedies FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL and THE FULL MONTY. Annie (Julie... Based on a true story, Nigel Cole's CALENDAR GIRLS has a mix of comedy and heart-tugging emotion that compares with British comedies FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL and THE FULL MONTY. Annie (Julie Walters) and Chris (Helen Mirren), of bucolic Yorkshire, belong to the Women's Institute (WI), which preserves traditional homemaking practices. While they're just as dedicated as the other ladies in the group, Annie and Chris are adventurous personalities, and they poke fun at the WI's tedious lectures on broccoli and fabrics. In an effort to raise money for the local hospital while also spicing things up at the WI, the ladies decide to put a new spin on the WI calendar, which usually depicts landscapes or churches. The women will pose nude for the calendar while performing traditional activities like baking and gardening. It's no surprise that the finished calendar is a wild success, bringing the ladies instant notoriety and adoration. Stellar talent carries the story, especially from glorious Mirren, who portrays yet another daring female character, as she did in past films like THE COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE, AND HER LOVER. Staying true to the real-life story, the film closely matches the original calendar photos, and provides a funny, touching, uplifting tale. [More]

Starring: Helen Mirren, Julie Waters, John Alderton, Linda Bassett

Starring: Helen Mirren, Julie Waters, John Alderton, Linda Bassett, Annette Crosbie, Philip Glenister, Ciaran Hinds, Geraldine James, Penelope Wilton, Celia Imrie

Director: Nigel Cole

Director: Nigel Cole
Screenwriter: Tim Firth, Juliette Towhidi
Producer: Suzanne Mackie, Nick Barton
Composer: Patrick Doyle
Studio: Touchstone Pictures

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Places itself in a tradition of films that are fairly easy to make, looks like it's doing a professional job and still ends up failing.

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10/12/03
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
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08/17/03
Matthew Turner
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A delight, full of great one-liners, quirky character-based comedy, and two excellent lead performances from Mirren and Walters.

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08/12/03
Neil Smith
Neil Smith
BBC
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Beware: This warm and very funny film, based on a true story, is almost criminally crowd-pleasing!

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06/19/03
Rich Cline
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10/18/08
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A rather conventional comedy, but it works with honor and spirit.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
01/31/08
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

Nude and loving it.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
09/14/07
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

...uncomfortably familiar and thoroughly predictable...

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03/10/07
David Nusair
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09/26/05
Michael O'Sullivan
Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post

Tampoco hay que ponerse demasiado exigente; (...) la película tiene su gracia y cumple con casi todo lo que promete.

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08/31/04
Enrique Buchichio
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total

'They dropped everything for a good cause' would seem to refer more to the filmmakers than the gutsy, middle-aged women shedding their clothes for a hospital couch.

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08/30/04
David N. Butterworth
David N. Butterworth
Movie Boeuf

Though the last act is formulaic (...) this film has everything we have come to expect from a British feel-good comedy.

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08/07/04
Boyd van Hoeij
Boyd van Hoeij
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...an affable, amusing, and highly diverting piece of typical British whimsy. That all of it really happened is almost beside the point but charming in itself.

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05/27/04
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Although the material is somewhat slight, Mirren and her cohorts give it weight and verve.

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04/09/04
Kent Turner
Kent Turner
Film-Forward.com

...proves Andy Warhol’s famous dictum, with one added wrinkle: In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes, especially if you take your clothes off.

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02/05/04
Thomas Delapa
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