St Trinian's, the anarchical school for young ladies, now has its sixth movie outing. This time the motley crew of ungovernable girls have been brought up to date. Out goes knicker elastic catapults and in comes explosives, innocent flirting is replaced by money-making sex chat lines, distilling of vodka and taking drugs replaces contraband sweets and pop. Added to the traditional scraggy little monsters and sexy sixth-formers in gym slips and stockings are modern Brit-youth demographics: chavs, posh totties, geeks and emos (goths). The girls' black-market fixer, Cockney crook, Flash Harry, played by George Cole in the originals, has been replaced by TV comic Russell Brand. Doing a much better job than Cole you really believe that he might have been a spiv in a previous life! The girls using their wit and ingenuity to save the school from bankruptcy by stealing the painting 'Girl With A Pearl Earring' from the National Gallery in London. Despite all this the students challenge bullying, snobbery and hypocrisy, work together to save their school and with the rest of the cast create some great humour.
One of the best lines is from Talulah Riley as Annabelle Fritton who on arriving at the school announces that its like ' Hogwarts for chavs!'
There will be those who will dislike the slapstick and indeed adult themes of this 12A rated movie. But drinking and taking drugs are part of modern youth culture and nothing is sacred in comedy. Possibly not a film for PC culture snobs and Guardian readers.
One of the best lines is from Talulah Riley as Annabelle Fritton who on arriving at the school announces that its like ' Hogwarts for chavs!'
There will be those who will dislike the slapstick and indeed adult themes of this 12A rated movie. But drinking and taking drugs are part of modern youth culture and nothing is sacred in comedy. Possibly not a film for PC culture snobs and Guardian readers.