Ofsted inspectors can expect nightmares; everyone else will be mildly amused.
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12/21/07
St. Trinian's (2009)
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Reviews Counted:38
Fresh:13
Rotten:25
Average Rating:4.3/10
Consensus: Both naughtier and campier than Ronald Searle's original post war series, this St. Trinian's leans on high jinks instead of performances or witty dialogue.
Theatrical Release:21-12-2007
Synopsis: It's no more Mr. Nice Guy for Colin Firth in this anarchic British comedy. The former Mr. Darcy stars as an uptight education minister who wants to shut down the fun at St. Trinian's all-girls... [More]
Starring: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Lena Headey, Jodie Whittaker
Director: Oliver Parker, Barnaby Thompson
Reviews for St. Trinian's
While unlikely to have anyone cheering in the stalls, St Trinian’s is nowhere near the calamity it should have been, even if it comes within striking distance more than once.
12/21/07
Talulah Riley is simply sensational and newcomer Gemma Arterton pulls off a brilliant debut as sexy head girl Kelly.
12/21/07
Heavy-handed at times and poorly plotted, but energetic and funny. A suitably undignified return to the screen for the notorious school and its out-of-control pupils.
12/21/07
Top CriticColin Firth’s humiliation is a thing of wonder. His entire career on screen and stage is beautifully sent up before our eyes.
12/21/07
Top CriticSurprisingly enjoyable comedy with strong comic performances, lively direction and several decent gags.
12/21/07
Camp fun, and catnip for a demographic that British cinema doesn't often bother to please.
12/21/07
Top CriticThe old St Trinian's movies with Alistair Sim weren't exactly comedy classics, but they look like gold next to this feeble, sloppily written caper.
12/21/07
When you look at it again, the old film was not only superior but rather more radical. This St Trinian's looks as if it is aiming at the lowest common denominator, and finding it too often.
12/21/07
Innocence is entirely absent from this extremely dubious addition to the big-screen adventures of Ronald Searle’s cartoon creations.
12/21/07
no girl or boy over the age of 12 would be attracted by anything so puerile, while its UK certificate and occasionally risqué subject matter rule out under-12s.
12/21/07
A monumentally naff film.
12/21/07
Top CriticThe target audience - pre-teen girls - aren’t going to notice the many shortfalls behind the camera. What they’ll enjoy, regardless of quality, is some naughtiness true to the spirit of the series, Russell Brand and Girls Aloud.
12/21/07
Top Criticthat 'jolly hockey sticks' vibe feels outmoded with the only efforts to update the concept being shorter skirts and push-up bras.
12/21/07
Top CriticEverett almost single-handedly sustains the film, thanks to a nicely pitched turn as the headmistress with a heart.
12/28/07
Anyone with a fondness for the midcentury cartoons and films that inspired this scrappy comedy will appreciate the latest trip to the titular British boarding school.
10/09/09
With the right attitude this cheerfully calculated effort to update the old girl for a tween market can be enjoyed in all its endearing awfulness, as a loony High School Musical with posher accents and a lot more going on upstairs.
10/06/09
St. Trinian’s is a hoot, but it’s thrown-together, haphazard feel will only grate on the sensibilities of cineastes or aesthetic and moral prudes bent on decrying “yoof” culture -- although it’s only moderately rude by contemporary standards.
10/09/09
St. Trinian’s is a painless onslaught of dumb gags, gratuitous cheesecake, random movie allusions, and general nonsense, but the classy cast (which includes Gemma Arterton, Toby Jones, and Stephen Fry) helps earn it a passing grade.
10/14/09
Quirky British boarding-school comedy has iffy messages.
10/08/09
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