Starter for 10

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Theatrical Release Date:

02/23/2007

DVD Release Date:

07/31/2007

Run Time:

96min.

Starring:

James McAvoy , Alice Eve , Rebecca Hall , Catherine Tate , Dominic Cooper

Director(s):

Tom Vaughan

Distributor(s):

Picturehouse

MPAA Rating:

PG-13 for sexual content, language and a scene of drug use.

Genre(s):

Comedy,Romance

Plot: A working-class English boy who has been fortunate enough to be accepted into a posh private university struggles to realize his lifelong dream while simultaneously winning the heart of the girl he loves in a romantic, bittersweet comedy directed by ... Read More

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Brian (James McAvoy) has a bit of trouble with women, but that's all about to change in 'Starter for 10.'

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I loved it, and I know not many people get the title but I think it's kind of clever. ( I guess it might be a culture thing). Hilarious movie with great dialogue and some classic moments. James McAvoy... plays the perfect clueless but endearing dolt. Alice is sexy and manipulative but charming at the same time. Full Review

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The title is terrible but Starter for 10 has a heart and a sense of humor that are definitely on target.Hilarious and sweet although its a mildly enjoyable romantic comedy, this coming-of-age comedy i... s a solid successor to the best John Hughes films of the 1980s like Sixteen Candles. But its filtered through a specifically British prism, with its dry, observant wit and its characters who manage to be absurd yet sympathetic.The well-established formula is definitely in place here guy meets two different girls and falls for one, though the other is clearly a better fit so youre not seeing anything overwhelmingly new from director Tom Vaughan (making his feature debut) and writer David Nicholls, based on Nicholls novel of the same name. The rapid-fire quiz sequences are simultaneously thrilling and silly, often because team captain Patrick (Benedict Cumberbatch) is such a self-serious prig. As is the case in all great movies of this genre, Starter for 10 has an illustrious menagerie of misfits and weirdoes, and Patrick is the overzealous king of them all.The movie also features an excellent 80s soundtrack that includes hits from The Cure, The Smiths, Yaz, New Order and a particularly inspired use of Im Your Man by Wham! during what could have been an ordinary getting-ready-for-a- first-date sequence. The music mix is yet another example of how Starter for 10 never makes fun of the era, never wallows in its kitschiness, but rather embraces the time and gets the tone just right.And There's a tidiness and affection to this British homage to John Hughes movies. Full Review

May 22, 2008

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