It's incredibly rare to hear genuine laughter in a cinema. There were some real laughs in this - some due to crisp dialogue, some due to good comic timing, pratfalls etc. It's not a masterpiece but it is a genuine labour of love and far funnier than most of the stuff the mainstream producers "produce". Casting is well thought out, the story is clearly told from beginning to end, there is some nice camera work (especially of the riverside locations in Newcastle) and the music is spot on. I sincerely hope that someone puts this into British cinemas. A few niggles: possibly overlong: at times it does feel a bit like a bunch of students mucking about: the loan-shark subplot is a bit daft. Incidentally don't get the idea that I'm anti American: the people involved in St Trinians should watch this and learn what makes people laugh.
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