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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.
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
Everett's Camilla Fritton, sporting a blonde wig reminiscent of another Camilla, spits out lines through prominent teeth and indulges in 'me time' at the easel, brush in hand %u2026 There are some good ideas and a few laughs, but it's all a bit Camilla-on
Top CriticEvery scene is so frantic and desperate to make you laugh, to be clever, to be naughty and none of it worked.
The 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.
St.Trinian’s represents a travesty of the British comic tradition.
indifferent to storytelling, craft and, dare I mention, fresh ideas
A vulgar and charmless affair.
Rowdy 12-year-old British girls might get some modicum of narcissistic pleasure from "St. Trinian's" (loosely based on Ronald Searle's WWII era cartoons), but no one else will.
...the relentless emphasis on off-the-wall shenanigans proves instrumental in cultivating an unexpected (yet palpable) atmosphere of oppressiveness.
Lacking any really sharp dialogue, the film just about goes the distance by juggling its characters in short, sketch-like scenes and inserting occasional musical montages.
Top CriticWhen 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.
Innocence is entirely absent from this extremely dubious addition to the big-screen adventures of Ronald Searle’s cartoon creations.
The result is too competent to be a travesty and too ordinary to be interesting.
A stunningly witless revival of the infamous British film series about a girls’ boarding school.
Top CriticSadly, the level of deviance hovers around iCarly levels, as does the sophistication of the humor.
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.
Bad in ways that are almost endearing...
Firth looks like he’s changing his mind about being in this movie WHILE the cameras are running.
A monumentally naff film.
Top CriticA tame, glittery spoof without a brain in its head or a character worth caring about.
The 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.
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