Plot: Jenny (Carey Mulligan), a smart high school girl, is distracted from her studies by an affair with a thirty-something man, Jack (Alfred Molina.)
Review: The first three-fourths of the movie are cringe-worthy as Jack seduces Jenny, and we see what a creep he is. Jenny seems oblivious -- although maybe 16 year olds are like that. I really did not like the movie, and I ultimately decided to work on my blog why the movie played. At the climax of the movie, the Jenny/Jack relationship let's say changes, and the movie becomes a lot more interesting.
I thought the parents were funny, and they lighted up the mood.
Carey Mulligan's performance was good through-out. I don't know that it was Oscar quality.
Cast: Carey Mulligan, Alfred Molina
Directed by: Lone Scherfig based on the memoir of Lynn Barber
Rating: 1.5 flasks; almost 1 flask since the beginning was so hard to watch. Redeemed by a likeable ending.
More: Here is a profile on Lynn Barber upon whom the movie is based. The book comes down even harder on her parents than the movie does.
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