Saturday, August 6, 2011

Starter For 10 (8/10)

It's a bloody jolly time at the movies eh! That was my vain attempt at british typing, I don't think I can keep it up. What needs to be known though is how much fun this movie is. It's a coming of age tale but with interesting characters and a lead that we can  really root for. Characters win you over rather than just being fast smooth talkers. We follow Brian (James Mcavoy) as the young starry eye student entering his fist year of college. Brian is a likable  kid that wants to know everything but hasn't that faintest idea about some things, first most being girls. He meets Alice (Alice Eve) and like any guy, he falls for her. She's a smart, fun, blonde bombshell (Alice Eve played the perfect ten girl in "She's Out Of My League"). She's the kind of girl that doesn't understand the signals she's giving out though. Well Brian also makes cute with the radical Rebecca (Rebecca Hall) who actual likes Brian for being himself. Alice isn't a bad person but there's being friendly and leading a guy on. The movie is a lot fun, got a lot of humor (Benedict Cumberbatch is in large part to thank for that) and even more charm. Brian is trying to have it all in life and whether he wins or loses at somethings, this film is a winner.

8/10
Recommendation: A lot of fun for anybody, I highly recommend it (The Cure, The Buzzcocks and The Smiths making up the soundtrack make it even better).

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