- Release Date: 1989
- Runtime: 102 min
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Starring: Jesse Birdsall, Jane Horrocks, Helena Bonham Carter, Pat Heywood ... see all
- Director: Randal Kleiser
- Plot: Gavin is 31 years old and still lives with his parents. He is awfully shy but before he knows it there are three women interested in him. Lady Minerva Munday... Read more
User Reviews
Helena Bonham Carter plays... Green Day's Billy Armstrong...?
Feb 07, 2007
fedor8 - imdb.com
Feb 07, 2007fedor8 - imdb.com
This sort of innocent-shy-guy-finds-a-girl (or innocent-shy-girl-finds-a-guy) shtick has been done before, and better. This laughless but somewhat watchable comedy drifts into many sub-plots, a lot of them not particularly interesting, and gets occasionally soppy even. The lead character is okay, and... Full review
middling
Oct 05, 2006
onepotato2 - imdb.com
Oct 05, 2006onepotato2 - imdb.com
This was a highly rated, now forgotten, trifle. Though surrounded by opportunities, uptight Gavin can't make a choice on a date or a career, saying (without elaborating on his criteria) "I just want to get it right." He investigates a bit,... Full review
Getting it Ok
Dec 09, 2005
clover8472 - yahoo.com
Dec 09, 2005clover8472 - yahoo.com
This is quite a good little british film about getting layed and falling in love and the problems arising from both. Funny in places very of the time and worth a watch, plus you get to see Helena Bonham Carter's tits.... Full review
A movie for those who want to smile
Jun 01, 2005
imperialvalleyjim - imdb.com
Jun 01, 2005imperialvalleyjim - imdb.com
Given the talent and general excellence of this film, one would think it would have made it to DVD. It has that hard to define quality that certain films achieve, the ability to bring a smile to your face when you... Full review
A Surprisingly Delightful and Charming British Romantic Comedy
Jan 09, 2004
Claudio Carvalho - imdb.com
Jan 09, 2004Claudio Carvalho - imdb.com
Gavin Lamb (Jesse Birdsall) is a shy, sensitive and virgin hair cutter, completely dominated by his mother, and working in a salon in London, having Jenny (Jane Horrocks) as his assistant. When he is thirty-one years old, he meets three women... Full review
They got this one right.
Mar 24, 2002
George Parker - imdb.com
Mar 24, 2002George Parker - imdb.com
Gavin (Birdsall) is a handsome and proper thirty-something "straight" virgin and a hair cutter in a chic London salon who is surrounded by quirky and idiosyncratic characters. Although not shy, anxiety, trepidation, and the desire to "get it right" has kept... Full review
Critics Reviews
Chicago Sun-Times
The scene is poignant and yet still works as the comedy of embarrassment.
The character is played close to the vest by Jesse Birdsall , a young actor who manages to look thoroughly ordinary most of the time and sublimely crafty the rest of the time.
... Full Review
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