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• Raymond W

  
  The directorial debut of Jordan Scott, the daughter of Ridley Scott is Cracks, a film about an all-girls boarding school and the elite students part of the diving team under the direction of Miss G. It is so much fun to watch Eva Green ride that teacher off the rails, that it's… More
  The directorial debut of Jordan Scott, the daughter of Ridley Scott is Cracks, a film about an all-girls boarding school and the elite students part of the diving team under the direction of Miss G. It is so much fun to watch Eva Green ride that teacher off the rails, that it's almost the one reason to see this film. The film is otherwise a formless, abstract, mostly well-acted, atmospheric and sometimes boring first film for Jordan Scott.

• Cynthia S

  
  A film about a psychotic, predatory lesbian, and a group of boarding school girls. Some tension filled scenes, intertwined with catfights, bullying, and tons of estrogen. All this could have been a great recipe for a memorable movie....but I found it just average. Eva Green, however,… More
  A film about a psychotic, predatory lesbian, and a group of boarding school girls. Some tension filled scenes, intertwined with catfights, bullying, and tons of estrogen. All this could have been a great recipe for a memorable movie....but I found it just average. Eva Green, however, is quite great in this....

• ♥˩ƳИИ &

  
  Cast: Eva Green, Juno Temple, María Valverde, Imogen Poots, Ellie Nunn, Adele McCann, Zoe Carroll, Clemmie Dugdale, Sinéad Cusack, Helen Norton Director: Jordan Scott Summary: Jordan Scott -- daughter of helmer Ridley Scott -- makes her directing debut with this thriller set… More
  Cast: Eva Green, Juno Temple, María Valverde, Imogen Poots, Ellie Nunn, Adele McCann, Zoe Carroll, Clemmie Dugdale, Sinéad Cusack, Helen Norton Director: Jordan Scott Summary: Jordan Scott -- daughter of helmer Ridley Scott -- makes her directing debut with this thriller set at a British all-girls boarding school between World War I and II and starring Eva Green as a popular teacher and coach of the swim team. When a new girl arrives at the cliquish and hormonally charged institution, jealousies erupt, obsessions arise and, eventually, a student disappears. My Thoughts: "Jordon Scott really did a fabulous and beautiful job with her first film. The under water scenes where gorgeous. The acting is so good. Especially by Eva Green. Miss G. is a beautiful, exotic, and a free spirit in her girl's eyes. She cheers on her girls and teaches them that the most important thing in life is desire and that you can have anything in the world all you need to do is desire it. Not until Fiamma shows up do we see the other side of Miss G. The much darker, disturbed, unbalanced, troubled side. Fiamma brings out the worse in Miss G. Miss G. desires Fiamma's attention and love. Fiamma is quick to notice there is something wrong with Miss G. and tries her best to stay free of her, but there's no escaping Miss G. or her loyal jealous followers. Great film! Intense with great performances from all the young ladies. Must see for certain."

• Nicki M

  
  Very slow to start, but definitely worth sticking with. I was really enthralled by this once it become apparent that the beautiful Miss G (Eva Green) was a little mentally unbalanced. I actually had sympathy for her character right up until the very last bit. After that point it… More
  Very slow to start, but definitely worth sticking with. I was really enthralled by this once it become apparent that the beautiful Miss G (Eva Green) was a little mentally unbalanced. I actually had sympathy for her character right up until the very last bit. After that point it became a little hard to excuse her. This is beautifully filmed and it's interesting that someone has compared this to Heavenly Creatures, because that's exactly what it reminded me of, though obviously different, not a rip off in any way. The actresses who play the school girls are a little unremarkable, but it further marks the glamour of Mss G and, to a lesser extent, Fiamma (Maria Valverde), the student who eventually pushes Miss G's fragile sanity over the edge. I think it was a smart move to make the other girls quite ordinary and unmemorable. Compelling and interesting movie. Not sure if it would be one all would enjoy, but certainly worth a look.

• Lorenzo v

  
  <i>"Innocence isn't lost. It's taken."</i> A look at the lives and relationships among girls at an elite British boarding school. <center><font size=+2 face="Century… More
  <i>"Innocence isn't lost. It's taken."</i> A look at the lives and relationships among girls at an elite British boarding school. <center><font size=+2 face="Century Schoolbook"><b><u>REVIEW</u></b></font></center> Mesmerising. Predictable perhaps, but only because it stays true to so many classic roots (Think Picnic at Hanging Rock meets Lord of the Flies meets Death in Venice... the list goes on) Yet it's never clichéd. Definitely an instant classic on so many levels, and that's before one realises it was directed by the progeny of one of the world's greatest filmmakers - should that be prodigy? Given the history, I feel it's almost a pity there wasn't a part for Harvey Keitel, as he seems to star in the debut masterpiece of more than a few great modern directors, including Ridley Scott, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, etc... Personally I would have given him a small cameo as one of the townspeople just for fun! Bravo the Scott Clan (no wonder it felt a bit like watching The Hunger for the first time.) - Encore!

• William S

  
  I did so want to like this - the tantalising premise intrigued me at the very least. But, as hard as I tried, I couldn't engage with the characters who ranged from stiff and aloof to petulant and annoying. And with a story that was just a little too chilly and inscrutable for… More
  I did so want to like this - the tantalising premise intrigued me at the very least. But, as hard as I tried, I couldn't engage with the characters who ranged from stiff and aloof to petulant and annoying. And with a story that was just a little too chilly and inscrutable for its own good I really couldn't summon up much of a response beyond a rather tepid anxiety. A flic that promises much and looks rather beautiful but ultimately it's a bit of a cock-tease (in every sense) and is only really as appetising as licking coloured ice.

• Walter M

  
  "Cracks" starts out in a rowboat where Di(Juno Temple) thanks her teacher Miss G(Eva Green), to whom she is devoted, for loaning her The Book, despite how controversial it is. So, it is a good thing Di does not mention it during weekly confessional while pretty much… More
  "Cracks" starts out in a rowboat where Di(Juno Temple) thanks her teacher Miss G(Eva Green), to whom she is devoted, for loaning her The Book, despite how controversial it is. So, it is a good thing Di does not mention it during weekly confessional while pretty much bringing up every other stray thought she has had recently. Di, as captain of her team, is informed by Miss Nieven(Sinead Cusack) that there will be a new addition, Fiamma(Maria Valverde). At the same time, she cautions Di that she might be a little different due to her being Spanish, aristocratic and Catholic. That makes no difference to Di as she is only concerned that the new girl not have more than five personal items on her night table. "Cracks" is a great looking movie that is so understated that it threatens to float away at the first breeze. But like some of the characters, the movie is very deceptive as it gracefully seeks to subvert the very notion of the inspirational schoolteacher genre, helped immensely by the brittle charm of Eva Green's best performance to date. To be honest, it may not entirely be Miss G's fault that nothing of substance is taught to the girls, as the syllabus for such a school in 1934 was probably lightweight to say the least which would only leave them prepared for one thing in the outside world.(I was originally going to go with either isolationism or fascism but I think this works just as well.) Still, there are worst places to be stranded where a person can learn the power of a good story. Just remember that it is the real ones that count the most.

• Christopher H

  
  Cracks is a dark, yet poetic look into the lives of a small group of sheltered school girls. Eva Green plays their teacher, sharing exotic stories and seducing the girls with her charm and "life experience". But when the new French student, Fiamma is introduced, favoritism… More
  Cracks is a dark, yet poetic look into the lives of a small group of sheltered school girls. Eva Green plays their teacher, sharing exotic stories and seducing the girls with her charm and "life experience". But when the new French student, Fiamma is introduced, favoritism drives them all apart, eventually leading to some very unexpected twists, the likes that a period drama has never seen. Sexy, yet innocent, this film surprises in the best of ways.

• Deb S

  
  Based on the novel by Sheila Kohler of the same name and directed by Jordan Scott (daughter of Ridley), Cracks is set in 1934 at a prestigious English boarding school where physical violence among the students is the most popular part of the curriculum, next to lesbian lust.… More
  Based on the novel by Sheila Kohler of the same name and directed by Jordan Scott (daughter of Ridley), Cracks is set in 1934 at a prestigious English boarding school where physical violence among the students is the most popular part of the curriculum, next to lesbian lust. Schoolyard bullying is nothing new and mean girls will be mean girls. The all-girls boarding school is oppressive and strict which is probably why most of the students look up to the glamorous diving instructor Miss G (Eva Green), because she is the opposite. Miss G is a passionate and rule-breaking teacher that is adored by all the students for her lack of traditionalism. She instills in her girls one talisman to live by -"The most important thing in life is desire, nothing is impossible, all you need is to desire it" - and does her best to follow her own advice. She chain smokes, drinks too much, and disobeys the school rules encouraging free thinking, moonlight skinny dipping and the kind of ambiguous sexuality that turns her impressionable pupils positively giddy with hormonal confusion. As played by super-cool Eva Green, who raised temperatures as the only femme fatale James Bond ever truly loved, in Casino Royale, Miss G symbolizes sophistication, independence and erotic freedom. Miss G basks in their attention, but when she starts playing favorites, flames of jealousy begin to flicker. Teacher's pet and team captain Di Radfield (Juno Temple) feels threatened by every girl who gets too close to her role model. Arrogant and haughty, she has always been the group leader and ranking alpha female, but all of their rigid, implacable little lives and routines are turned upside down by the arrival of a new student, Fiamma (María Valverde), a beautiful asthmatic Spanish aristocrat with superior diving skills along with a calm worldliness that none of her teammates possess. Miss G is transfixed by the new girl's poise and beauty and becomes obsessed with being Fiamma's friend (and perhaps even more). Fiamma's fate as an outcast is sealed when Di, consumed with jealousy and frustration over Miss G's growing obsession with this foreign intruder enlists the other team members in a campaign to drive her out of the school. The film takes a while to get going but it kicks into high gear for a suspenseful and powerful finale as this silent brooding siren drives Miss G. insane (literally, not just metaphorically) from her stifled lesbian passions. . The cinematography is outstanding. The shots of the lake, are crisp and beautiful. Even at night, the lake is wonderfully lit and everything is visible so it is hard to believe that Cracks is Jordan Scott's debut feature as a director. <a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=10omwwm" target="_blank"><img src="http://i55.tinypic.com/10omwwm.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a> <a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=2r292xi" target="_blank"><img src="http://i55.tinypic.com/2r292xi.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a> <a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=2hp3sht" target="_blank"><img src="http://i51.tinypic.com/2hp3sht.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a> <a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=19vz9i" target="_blank"><img src="http://i51.tinypic.com/19vz9i.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a> <a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=ip8tjp" target="_blank"><img src="http://i54.tinypic.com/ip8tjp.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a> <a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=icn6gp" target="_blank"><img src="http://i55.tinypic.com/icn6gp.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a>

• Daniel P

  
  Starts promisingly and does have its moments but the complete lack of subtlety (LOOK, ONE OF THE GIRLS HAS ASTHMA - THIS WILL BE IMPORTANT) and some woeful child acting (all affected mannerisms and awful accents) do let things down. Comparisons to thematically similar films like… More
  Starts promisingly and does have its moments but the complete lack of subtlety (LOOK, ONE OF THE GIRLS HAS ASTHMA - THIS WILL BE IMPORTANT) and some woeful child acting (all affected mannerisms and awful accents) do let things down. Comparisons to thematically similar films like <i>Picnic at Hanging Rock</i> and <i>Heavenly Creatures</i> are less than favourable, and the ending feels a long time coming. Eva Green is pretty good though, I really like the repeated diving metaphor and the film isn't by any means awful; I enjoyed it whilst I was watching it. In other words it's entertaining but not really worth seeking out.

• Doctor S

  
  <i>"You shouldn't be so bloody spare all the time! You're making her miserable, you know, and you're ruining the team! IF we're to be stuck with YOU, then you'd better learn that the happiness of the team FAR outweighs that of your own!"… More
  <i>"You shouldn't be so bloody spare all the time! You're making her miserable, you know, and you're ruining the team! IF we're to be stuck with YOU, then you'd better learn that the happiness of the team FAR outweighs that of your own!" "I don't want to be part of your team. I'm not even meant to be here." "But you're here now, so you'd better make the best of it, and stop being so bloody selfish!" "I'm not selfish. I just want to go home." "Don't you think we ALL want to go home?!?"</i> The apple cart of order is upset by the arrival of a Spanish girl of royal blood at a remote boarding school on Stanley Island off the coast of England in 1934. An intriguingly complicated and continuously shifting triangle of acrimony and affection arises between scandalously free-thinking instructor Miss G (Eva Green), her jealously loyal protege Di (Juno Temple), and the exotic world-wise Fiamma (Maria Valverde.) All three are terrific, particularly Temple whose pride is easily hurt and then repaired, and whose beliefs are challenged in the wake of Fiamma deducing the truth that hides behind the glamorous stories Miss G spins of her adventures. And who else but Eva Green could pull off the twisted seduction scene? The rest of the young cast are also top-notch - why coudn't the original Harry Potter casting director find kids this adept? The malfeasantly monikered Imogen Poots reminded me of a giggly Kate Winslet from <i>Heavenly Creatures</i> or <i>Sense & Sensibility.</i> A lush score led by violin and piano (reminds me weirdly enough of the sad inflections present in the soundtrack for the videogame <i>Max Payne 2!)</i> and beautiful cinematography perfectly evoke the time and place. And diving - there's lots of diving, but I was more captivated than if watching an Olympic medalist. A worthwhile peek at a darker side of a way of life from a bygone era.

• Marcus W

  
  Eva Green and Juno Temple are the standouts in this film, but the whole thing is let down by too much whimsy and a lack of "bite". Kind of a dark Mona Lisa Smile...

• Anastasia B

  
  I know this film has not worked for a lot of people, but it has worked on me, even though someone might dismiss it as a big pyjama girl party. It's a wonderful opportunity for Eva Green to play yet another slightly demented and sexually deviant character (like in… More
  I know this film has not worked for a lot of people, but it has worked on me, even though someone might dismiss it as a big pyjama girl party. It's a wonderful opportunity for Eva Green to play yet another slightly demented and sexually deviant character (like in Bertolucci's The Dreamers) and as a directorial debut from Jordan (of the Scott family) it's just magnificent. Beautiful and shocking, it builds up slowly but it compensates for it in the end. Shot in Ireland, which is a plus for me, personally as I completely love those landscapes. Jordan Scott may not be Sofia Coppola, but she's getting there.

• Movee C

  
  Intriguingly mysterious plot by director Jordan Scott. A naive alliance with underlying cracks of desire (infatuation). "Secret society" meets "Madeline" set in the 1930s.

• ernest e

  
  What started as a little out of tune story became more ridiculous later on. beautiful countryside and good camerawork. I did not feel the girls in this movie were in tune/touch with the subject of sexuality that the movie was about. I fell asleep at one point during the movie and… More
  What started as a little out of tune story became more ridiculous later on. beautiful countryside and good camerawork. I did not feel the girls in this movie were in tune/touch with the subject of sexuality that the movie was about. I fell asleep at one point during the movie and left 20 minutes early when it became too ridiculous at the end more because I wanted supper than the movie itself. Not a bad movie but the story does not connect with the people in and around it. Too many repeating items with little movement throughout. It misses a real drive and excitement that maybe could have saved it.

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