St. Trinian's (2007)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Directors:

Oliver Parker
Barnaby Thompson

Writers:

Piers Ashworth (writer)
Jamie Minoprio (additional material)

Release Date:

21 December 2007 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

School can be a riot

Plot:

St Trinian's, a school for "young ladies" with its anarchic doctrine of free expression, brings together a motley crew of ungovernable girls who, using their wit and ingenuity, save the school from bankruptcy.

Plot Keywords:

School | St Trinian's | Makeover | Schoolgirl | Boarding School

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Talulah Riley	...	Annabelle Fritton
Rupert Everett	...	Camilla Fritton / Carnaby Fritton
Jodie Whittaker	...	Beverly
Gemma Arterton	...	Kelly
Kathryn Drysdale	...	Taylor
Juno Temple	...	Celia
Antonia Bernath	...	Chloe
Amara Karan	...	Peaches
Tamsin Egerton	...	Chelsea
Lily Cole	...	Polly
Paloma Faith	...	Andrea
Holly Mackie	...	Tara
Cloe Mackie	...	Tania
Esme Thompson	...	1st Year Bookie
Bel Parker	...	Aerial Girl

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, drug and alcohol content, sexual material and language.

Runtime:

Germany:100 min (European Film Market) | USA:97 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:15A | UK:12A | UK:12 | Finland:K-11 | Australia:M | USA:PG-13 (certificate #45341) | Singapore:NC-16 | Italy:VM14 | Portugal:M/12 (cut version)

Filming Locations:

Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK

Company:

Ealing Studios

Trivia:

The painting the girls are stealing is called "Girl with a Pearl Earring", which is also the title of a movie (2003) in which Colin Firth played the painter of that picture.

Goofs:

Continuity: The bank manager gives Miss Fritton four weeks to raise £500,000 to avoid the school being foreclosed. However, at the School Challenge final, Chelsea says she has been preparing for the show for six weeks, despite entering the competition only as part of a plan to get the money to avoid foreclosure.

Quotes:

[loud fart echoes from the St. Trinians quiz team]
Chelsea: I am so sorry... its a side effect of my raisin-and-ryvita diet!
[disgusted looks]
Quiz host: Contrary to popular belief... better in than out.

Movie Connections:

References "Desperate Housewives" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Trouble

Thumbs up for St Trinians

St Trinian's was never going to be a classic of British cinema and I am glad that it doesn't really try. The worst I can say about the film, is that it is constantly entertaining, which I find is a rarity now days. It could and should have been a complete disaster, fortunately it is harmless silly fun. The plot is dumb and the humour is never laugh out loud funny but I always had a smile on my face and I left the cinema more cheerful than when I went in, which is always a good sign.

I was quite happy with the acting in the film. Russell Brand is not the greatest actor in the world and a few of the girls are a bit grating but most of the main characters are OK, with good performances from Gemma Arterton and Talulah Riley. Colin Firth plays it gloriously straight though out and has some wonderful moments, whilst Rupert Everett is a constant joy to watch as Miss Fritton/Carnaby Fritton.

I won't go on about the behind camera stuff because that would be a bit pointless, apart from to say that it does the job. The editing had its moments and I did enjoy the little animated scene half way though. Although not really my taste in music generally, I thought the soundtrack was very good and suited the mood of the film well, although I would have like to have heard the St Trinian's original theme at the beginning of the film, if even for a few moments.

I was over all very happy with the film and am glad I went to see it, it ticked most of the boxes which I wanted and rarely let itself down.