Driving Lessons
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- Synopsis
- We first meet Ben (Rupert Grint), a shy, bookish 17-year-old, as he begins a very unpromising summer vacation. While the other kids are out having fun, Ben spends these precious few weeks attending bible classes, having driving lessons with his ......
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- Starring
- Julie Walters, Laura Linney, Rupert Grint, Nicholas Farrell
- Director(s)
- Jeremy Brock
- Distributor(s)
- Sony Classics
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 98 min.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Ruthe SteinAdd Critic to Favorites
With the aid of a charmingly offbeat story and a jolly good dialect coach, the stars leave you thinking, well done. Their spirited performances help cover up glaring holes in the plot.Read the full review
Variety | Ronnie ScheibAdd Critic to Favorites
Basically conservative yet titillatingly "eccentric" British laffer could succeed in the "Full Monty" import slot.Read the full review
The New York Times | Stephen HoldenAdd Critic to Favorites
The screwball aging diva genre isn't the only formula guiding this stubbornly old-fashioned movie. Driving Lessons belongs to the silly feel-good mode of "The Full Monty," "Calendar Girls," "Billy Elliot," "Kinky Boots" and dozens of other celebrations of Britons defying convention to become "free," whatever that means.Read the full review
