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Driving Lessons
« on: 15 Jul 2007, 22:11 »
Has anyone seen this yet?? I bought it just because of Rupert Grint, to be totally honest, but I'm realy glad that I did! I loved it!

The synopsis on the back of the DVD says this:
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Laura Linny stars as Laura Marshell, an overzelous evangelical christian do-gooder who fills her home with down-and-out boarders, including a senile, cross-dressing murderous mute. Desperate to expand his horizons, Laura's shy teenaged son Ben (Rupert Grint) lands a job tending to self-proclaimed "Dame" Evie Walton (Julie Walters), and over-the-hell actress with the mouth of a drunken sailor and an insatiable lust for life. The battle for Ben's soul begins as Evie shanghies Ben away from his repressive roots and takes him on an adventure that transforms him from boy to man --almost over his raving mother's dead body!

Which...is a decent synopsis. You don't see as much about the mother as you would suspect, what with it mentioning her first. It's more about Ben and Evie, and how meeting certain people can change your view of the world, and how you live. Anyway, I really liked it, and just wondered if anyone else had picked it up.

You can also read about it on IMDB
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Re: Driving Lessons
« Reply #1 on: 16 Jul 2007, 11:23 »
Okay, so Ron Weasley's mom "transforms him from boy to man."

Does anyone else find this the least bit unsettling?

And good luck to this kid EVER growing out of that role.
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Re: Driving Lessons
« Reply #2 on: 16 Jul 2007, 13:02 »
Actually, it was Michelle Duncan (Byrony) that "transforms" him. Evie helps him along on a more psychological level.

And I have to say this: At least Rupert Grint has done another film besides Harry Potter since starting, seriously.  Ooh, Daniel did a play --but it's not like everyone on the planet can see that. I argued about this last night with BK. I'm not going to get into it again.
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Re: Driving Lessons
« Reply #3 on: 16 Jul 2007, 21:03 »
he'll always been Ron Weasly


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Re: Driving Lessons
« Reply #4 on: 16 Jul 2007, 21:06 »
Only until HP isn't cool any longer, and he moves on to better things and people are like, "Ron Who?"
Shut up and go watch this movie darn it,
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Re: Driving Lessons
« Reply #5 on: 16 Jul 2007, 22:47 »
Quote from: ThePQ4 on 16 Jul 2007, 13:02
At least Rupert Grint has done another film besides Harry Potter since starting, seriously.  Ooh, Daniel did a play --but it's not like everyone on the planet can see that.

Uh, he's also done a few movies?
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Re: Driving Lessons
« Reply #6 on: 16 Jul 2007, 23:07 »
Ah, I forgot about December boys...
And I mean as a lead role, so therefore Tailor of Panama doesn't count, and My Boy Jack is still listed as filming (and slated as TV), and David Copperfeild was a television movie.

Dudes, has anyone actually seen this movie, or are we just going to argue about how they are only going to be successful because of the Potter-fame? Cripes.
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Re: Driving Lessons
« Reply #7 on: 18 Jul 2007, 21:01 »
Uh... the latter.
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Re: Driving Lessons
« Reply #8 on: 18 Jul 2007, 23:16 »
I saw a review of it, and actually want to see it. I always thought that Rupert Grint was the best actor out of the three, even from the first Harry Potter movie. He will probably be the most likely to have a good career after the series has finished.
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Re: Driving Lessons
« Reply #9 on: 19 Jul 2007, 13:16 »
Just watched a few days ago. I thought it was cute and it's actually pretty easy to forget that Grint is Ron Weasley.

It's easily worth the rental!
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Re: Driving Lessons
« Reply #10 on: 20 Jul 2007, 05:05 »
-YES-, Thank you! Someone who sees what I  am talking about!!

I have had the strongest desire to watch it again, though I haven't actually gotten as far as sticking it into my computer or DVD player. It isn't one of those movies you just want to watch once --I'm glad I bought it. I could watch Rupert all day.

Quote from: Eris on 18 Jul 2007, 23:16
I always thought that Rupert Grint was the best actor out of the three, even from the first Harry Potter movie. He will probably be the most likely to have a good career after the series has finished.

I whole heartedly agree with this.
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