Starter for 10
736
Comedy. Romance
It's the mid-eighties. Brian Jackson (James McAvoy) is a working-class kid starting his first year at an upper-class British university. Brian has some pretty big goals for his freshman year: he wants to debate radical political philosophies, speak new languages and sop up fact after precious fact. But one aspiration looms over and above all of these goals - Brian is hell-bent on becoming a contestant on the popular British television ... [+]
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"Despite its awkward title, 'Starter for 10' is a winning coming-of-age tale told with grace and charm." | ||||
"A surprisingly agile and delightfully warm romantic comedy." | ||||
"Shifting the self-deprecating japery of "High Fidelity" from a record store to a quiz show makes Starter for 10 a sweetly endearing date movie." | ||||
"A mildly enjoyable romantic comedy." | ||||
"Starter for 10 is cute and smart, just like its star triangle, and it's also well-written, acted and directed." | ||||
"The main novelty of this conventional, slight, but charming youth picture is that it's English and therefore more class-conscious than most American equivalents." | ||||
"Some nice performances and modest laughs highlight this amiable British comedy." |
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