Michael Caine, Julie Walters, Michael Williams
Michael Caine and the knockout Julie Walters deliver a pair of wonderful performances in this endearingly bittersweet tale of a boozily burnt-out professor's tutoring of (and subsequent tutoring by...( read more
)) a free-spirited cockney hairdresser determined to improve her lot in life. The basic plot won't exactly surprise anyone who's ever seen a movie before, but the ace cast (particularly Caine, who's rarely this subtle) continually finds new directions to spin off from the rather rote path. Although the end result is perhaps just a little too convinced of its own adorability to attain classic status, this remains a rarity in the genre--a feel-good film that earns its emotions honestly. A nice change of pace for director Lewis Gilbert, who is perhaps better known for his contributions to the James Bond series. --Andrew Wright
DVD Release Date: January 24, 2006
Stats: 402 reviews
Julie Walters at her best and a great performance from Caine! Lewis Gilbert is often overlooked but has made some great British films!
Excellent cast. Educating Rita is about a hairdresser who wants to prove herself at university.
The usual chalk and cheese comedy of manners that's the staple of british comedy. Better than most because of the appeal of the two star performances but still as contrived and predictable as you'd expect from this genre.
Julie Walters, as always, is effervescent and Michael Caine is suitably dozy and alcoholic. Somehow, it always looks like a play that was filmed instead of a movie. Not bad. If you want to see Julie Walters shine, check out "Personal Services" or "Intimate Relations." Considerabl...( read more)
Recommended by Vesna. I think I've seen it before but need to see again.
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