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World Famous Comics: Robert Cawsey Starter for 10
Robert Cawsey Starter for 10
Starring: James McAvoy, Rebecca Hall, Alice Eve, Mark Gatiss, Robert Cawsey
Directed By: Tom Vaughan
Average Rating:4.00 out of 5.00 stars
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Feature: From the producers of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, comes a rollicking bittersweet comedy about British university life in the '80s. James McAvoy (The Last King of Scotland) stars as Brian, a working student from Essex navigating his first year at Bristol University with a ragtag group of new friends. Brian's life-long dream is to join the team for the British quiz show University Challenge.and to pu
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Number of Items: 1
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 31, 2007
Running Time: 92 minutes
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: March 09, 2007

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  • From the producers of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, comes a rollicking bittersweet comedy about British university life in the '80s. James McAvoy (The Last King of Scotland) stars as Brian, a working student from Essex navigating his first year at Bristol University with a ragtag group of new friends. Brian's life-long dream is to join the team for the British quiz show University Challenge.and to pu
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Product Description:
From the producers of My Big Fat Greek Wedding comes a rollicking, bittersweet comedy about British university life in the '80s. James McAvoy (The Last King of Scotland) stars as Brian, a working class student from Essex navigating his first year at Bristol University with a ragtag group of new friends. Brian's life-long dream is to join the team for the British quiz show University Challenge...and to pull Alice, the fittest girl on the team.

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Compared to James McAvoy's previous picture, The Last King of Scotland, this British comedy may seem trivial, but trivia has its pleasures. Produced by Tom Hanks and adapted by David Nicholls from his 2003 novel, Starter for Ten doesn't tackle major historical events, but it also takes place in the past. After a prologue establishing his childhood in provincial Essex, Brian (McAvoy) takes off for Bristol University in 1985 and immediately sets his sights on the campus quiz team. If he makes the cut, he'll get to compete on University Challenge, a show he used to watch the show with his late father, who encouraged his son's quest for knowledge. For all his book smarts, though, Brian is rather naïve about the ways of the world, unlike his friend Spencer (Dominic Cooper, The History Boys), who remains in town. As Brian and his teammates prepare for the competition, he falls for co-eds Alice (Alice Eve) and Rebecca (Rebecca Hall, The Prestige), struggles to repair his fraying friendship with Spencer, and confronts feelings of betrayal over his mother's new boyfriend. For the most part, Starter for Ten explores standard-issue college concerns, but with abundant wit, whimsy, and a soundtrack stuffed with Thatcher-era favorites, like the Smiths and New Order. While the resolution to Brian's romantic dilemma hardly comes as a surprise, the climactic quiz show is a nail-biter. Mostly, the film is a fine showcase for the multi-talented McAvoy, who confirms that he can handle light comedy as gracefully as dark drama. --Kathleen C. Fennessy


Customer Reviews
Average Rating:4.00 out of 5.00 stars

4 out of 5 starsCute movie. Worth a viewing. ^
Like my title says - this is a cute little movie. James McAvoy is great in this. Alice Eve looks great in this. 80's tunes sound good in this!?!? What more can you ask for?



3 out of 5 starsVery cute! ^
I checked this out on recommendation of Netflix, who has yet to really steer me wrong on their recommendations. After a bit of an awkward start, I have to say that I really did enjoy this movie.

The movie follows Brian, a teen starting in Bristol & excited to get a start on living life on his own. Brian is also eager to take part in his favorite tv show 'University Challenge', where the best & brightest from each college go head to head in intellectual combat. Once there, Brian meets two very different women- the blonde & wealthy Alice as well as the politically active Rebecca. Attracted to both of them, Brian finds himself drawn more to Alice even as things show that he is more compatible with Rebecca.

The movie started off a little slow & for a while, I thought that maybe this would be the first time Netflix had recommended something I just didn't get into. Once the movie kicked into gear & I got a better feel for the characters, I was eagerly hoping for my favorite characters to have a happy ending.

It's really the supporting characters that I enjoyed most in this film, such as Brian's mum's boyfriend Des, an ice cream salesman & the UC leader, Patrick. The main characters are all enjoyable & I liked that they weren't perfect or entirely at fault for everything. The characters are beautifully flawed in the ways that count. (The soundtrack is awesome as well!)

Someone looking for the tons of fart & sex jokes that seem to be prevalent in most college romantic comedies will be disappointed. This isn't that type of film. If you want a movie where the characters are all beautiful & there's a definite good guy in it, this isn't that film either. If you are looking for a film that makes you think a little & makes you cheer on your favorite characters, this is the film for you.



3 out of 5 starsSeeing a Jew First Time ^
A funny movie of the eighteen year old making his way from a working class-vanishing provincial suburb to Bristol Uni of the Tetchier epoch and his interaction with world outside native English suburbia, sexual encounters on a plate.

Probably, this movie, darer for the Brits overlived an era of explicit lies still somehow dominating someone mythology of lazy dummies not willing to work as even slight possibilities of being taken on exist in a British Commonwealth anglosphere for mates privileged only, is still of an interest on various merits.



4 out of 5 starsFun fluff! ^
James McAvoy is charming -- I don't know if this film was released (or if it even was released) before or after his appearance in "The Last King of Scotland. He is a fine comic actor as well as a dramatic one -- as he proved in "Atonement." I think this is, as the Brits would say, candy floss -- but it's not dumbed down at all. Just a pleasant movie to enjoy! so -- enjoy!



5 out of 5 starsJust what I wanted! ^
This movie was in excellent shape, sealed, and shipped satisfactorily. I would do business with these guys again.

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