SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

Dirtylogy It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Cheryl A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

AaronCapenBanner Michael Caine plays Dr. Frank Bryant, a literature professor at an open university who has an alcohol problem. Julie Walters plays Rita White, an ambitious young woman who enrolls in Frank's class, and wants him to tutor her. Frank agrees, being impressed with her determination, but Rita must contend with her unsupportive husband, who wants her to stay home, and her hairdressing job, which she must juggle with her studies. Frank & Rita form a deep friendship, as they end up inspiring each other to improve themselves, despite setbacks.Winning comedy drama has two excellent performances from the leads, who make their roles believable and appealing. Sure, the outcome isn't in doubt, but would you want it to end any other way? Also offers a distinct early 1980's atmosphere that is endearing.

kenjha Alcoholic professor tutors a working class woman who aspires to become educated. It's based on a play and it shows. Most of the film is devoted to conversations between Caine as the self-pitying professor and Walters as the uncultured but enthusiastic student. While some of the dialog is interesting, much of it is mundane and repetitive and the film quickly runs out of steam. Caine is fine, but the film belongs to Walters. Repeating her stage role, Walters is delightfully vivacious in her film debut. The only problem is that her accent is so thick that those who are not British may have to strain to understand what she is saying.

zetes Michael Caine plays a disillusioned literature professor who partly regains his passion when a young, working class woman played by Julie Walters hires him as her tutor. She has a unique way of looking at the world which amuses him, and a difficult-to-understand desire to learn that inspires him. In all honesty, the screenplay is pretty mediocre. I can't believe it was nominated for an Oscar. The beats are all obvious, and its message comes across as borderline despicable. But it's always an entertaining film. Then there's Walters. She brings the film to a higher plane with her amazing performance. Caine is fine. It's not one of his best performances, but it's good. Walters, though, oh my God. I was just glued to the screen every second she was on it, and I just loved listening to her speak. It's quite incredible, and I think she should have won the Oscar over Shirley MacLaine that year. Rita is one of my favorite movie characters ever, and, whatever else the story here is doing, I always loved her.

palexandersquires This is a very good Story, about Susan White (Rita), who is 26, she should of had a baby, but first of all, she wants to discover herself. or her inner soul. So She goes to the nearby Collage. There she meets this drunken teacher Frank Bryant. We see him looking for a certain book, "The Lost Weekend" by Charles Dickens, behind that we see a bottle of whisky. He drinks quite a lot of it, just before he is about to give a lesson to a room of 20 young Students.He does not listen to a Student when he asks Frank a Question, He just stares out into space. I quite like it when in one of his lectures, he says:"did you see Peer Gynt on the radio" he annoys the Bursar and is warned about his drunkenness, to which he shouts "Sod Them!" I like the music and I think that Julie Walters and Micheal Caine, is a very good combination here we have two good actor and actress roles and one good story, You never get tired of seeing this film, and This Film is British to the core! I think that Denny, should of been more supportive to his wife, Susan does say to Frank that Denny is "Thick" I also like the quote: Wouldn't you simply die, without Marhler" I also think that the record player should of switched itself off like mine does!