St. Trinian's

when i saw this film i was expecting a witty comedy about the goings on at a boarding school...i didn't see that in fact i saw a really bad attempt to make a movie which young people my age can relate... Full review

I had no intention of watching this at the cinema, some of Britains film history is pretty bad, from the Carry On films and St. Trinians, so god only knows why they wanted to remake one. It wasn't my turn to... Full review

St. Trinian's is probably never going to top anyone's list of greatest films of the 21st Century but there's no denying it is funny. It could so easily have been terrible, but it isn't, thanks to a witty and clever script... Full review

From the ashes of Ealing rises a film worthy of the studio name. A fun packed, good natured, girl-powered romp complete with obligatory wacky robbery plot so beloved of the studios' classics. Though the plotting wavers the abundant energy carries it... Full review

I was a bit nervous about going to see St Trinian's, because I've seen all the previous films and was worried by the title and the trailer-glimpses of Rupert Everett that this film would try to 'overwrite' the original. It doesn't.... Full review

When I first heard about the new St.Trinians film, I found it rather stupid sounding. With a cast which sadly boasted Mischa Barton and Girls Alouds, it boasted watery, lame humour film from every angle. But after seeing it, it was... Full review

Very good adaptation, went with my family and all ages were laughing. Rupert Evveret plays 2 very different characters and succeeds well in both. Colin Firth is a lovely as ever fitting into a role that suits him very well and... Full review

I went to see this film without high expectations with some friends, thinking that I would spend an hour and a half in a darkened room mourning my choice of evening activity. Some of the jokes in the script were slightly... Full review

St Trinian's was never going to be a classic of British cinema and I am glad that it doesn't really try. The worst I can say about the film, is that it is constantly entertaining, which I find is a rarity... Full review

I have just returned from a preview screening of Ealing Studio's new film- a continuation of the St. Trinian's franchise which last had an outing in the 1960s, and I have to say it is the most fun i've had in... Full review

As a remake, St Trinian's relies on Rupert Everett's obvious zest at camping it up in dual roles to Colin Firth's straight man, and it is reasonable, bawdy fun in school tunics as it navigates to somewhat old fashioned English humour. Much of the film is unashamedly played for laughs with special emphasis on the scenes between Camilla and Colin Firth's stitched up education minister Geoffrey Thwaites. ... Full Review

The lead performances from the young cast are generally weak (apart from an excellent Jodie Whittaker ) and the script is a tiresome mulch of self-conscious cultural references. ... Full Review

Trinian's," with her striking beauty and ability to carry a film it is just a matter of time. In a humorously poignant moment, Mario makes Veronica swear that they will always tell each other the truth only to lie seconds later. ... Full Review

ABOVE: The girls of St Trinian's Luckily for Camilla, the schoolgirls decide to save their beloved establishment by pulling off the crime of the century - stealing a priceless painting from the National Gallery and getting Russell Brand's wide-boy Flash Harry to fence it for them. ... Full Review

St Trinian's must do better The reason the movie is quite fun, without being any good, is Rupert Everett's turn as a horse-faced headmistress, transparently influenced by Camilla Parker Bowles. ... Full Review

A sequel to last year's St.Trinian's movie will be released in 2009.Ealing Studios described St.Trinian's: The Legend of Fritton's Gold as a cross between The Goonies and The Da Vinci Code . ... Full Article

When we learned that Gemma Arterton was to play a Bond girl in the next installment in the 007 franchise we were never quite convinced that she'd be the leading lady. ... Full Article

St Trinian's should be a disaster. Like the beloved film series of the 1950s and 1960s, it's set in an all-girl boarding school, where the supposedly wild pupils wear uniforms, play hockey and sell home-brewed vodka to a cockney spiv... ... Full Article

21st December 2007 I wonder what Queen Vic regulars would say about this noisy revival of Ronald Searles famed tales of anarchic schoolgirls.EastEnders landlady Barbara Windsor was in the original Belles Of St Trinians in 1954, you see. ... Full Article

If you remember the original films with affection, youd best steer clear of this brawling, often crass update with its crude jokes, bad language and as much nudity as the 12A certificate will allow. ... Full Article