A coming of age story about a shy teenage boy trying to escape from the influence of his domineering mother.
(A very likely pair) As Rupert Grint reunites with his Harry Potter Mum Julie Walters, They are both brilliant in this film. Rupes makes me laugh and shows brilliant comic timing and Julie has a lovely knack of being totally off her rocker but lovable with it.
An unlikely pairing of Julie Walters and Rupert Grint results in a fine film.
Eager to escape the confines placed upon him by his religion-crazy mother (Laura Linney) rebellious but wimpy 17-year-old Ben Marshall (Grint) take a job working for retired actress Evie Walton (Walters).
There"s first rate over-the-top camp acting from a completely unrestrained Walters and an improved performance from Grint who although still unable to deal with complex emotions or real acting manages to scrape his way through with some pride left intact.
Laura Linney, in a small but pivotal role, is as always brilliant and affecting.
Not the blockbuster of the year then perhaps but a film that no less deserves to find an appreciative audience.
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Shy London teen takes job as PA for retired actress and has his eyes opened to the world at large. Rupert Grint of Harry Potter fame, plays Ben Marshal, withdrawn son of a dictatorial mother (Laura Linney). Ben harbours the conventional dreams of any teenage boy but wonders why the world just isn't happening to him. Taking a job as assistant to retired actress Evie, played by the indomitable Julie Walters, he is quickly taken on a hair raising crash course in life. The pair set off on a trip to Edinburgh despite that Ben has never driven. Along the way, the riotous Evie introduces the youngster to life's excesses whilst he, in return, teaches her a few basic manners.
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