The difference between the kids of today and the young folk of yesteryear is that, naughty though they may be, they knew the limits when confronting authority figures. Teen morality has changed, as it always does. In the old days putting a whoopee cusion on the Headmasters chair was a serious offence. The kids of today would just stab the bastard.
And thats part of the problem with the recent updating of St Trinian. Just like the old Britsh black and white comedies, the students are unruley, undisciplined trouble-makers. But head girl, Gemma Arterton, and chums are all rather quaint in their disruptiveness. It's what a 5 year old or a 75 year old might think a failing school might be like. In reality it would be much much more disturbing. And if 5 year olds or 75 year olds is who they're aiming this misfire at, then fine. But the rest of us aren't buying it.
The comedy rarely works and the heist caper introduced half way through does little to elevate thing...simply being a retread of better movies. The cast, including Rupurt Everett, Colin Firth, Ruissell Brand, Lena Heady, Celia Imrie, Anna Chancellor and Stephen Fry battle the weak script valiantly, but to no avail (although lets aknowledge the older students assets).
If there was a brave script-merchant or director attached then they were sent to detention before production began.
1 comment:
Mmmmm....Gemma Arterton in school girl uniform.
Whoops, just outed myself as a total perv.
Dammit! Not again.
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