Educating Rita
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Movie Reviews of Educating Rita
Movie Review: Great movie in any format
Summary: 5 Stars
I first saw this movie years ago on a cable movie channel. Then I bought it on VHS tape and have been waiting patiently for it to be released on DVD. And my patience has finally been rewarded. For any woman who has ever felt that she wasn't living up to her full potential, and who had to fight against conventional ideas in order to "sing a better song", this movie highlights the journey with bittersweet humor.
Julie Walters sparkles in the role, and Michael Caine was the perfect choice as the professor who unwittingly joins Rita on her journey of personal growth. The changes are subtle and profound; just notice the differences in the way the characters carry themselves when they walk at the end of the movie compared with the beginning. He went from just plodding to a confident stride and she, while still wearing heels, goes from erratic wobbling to firm steps.
Plus the age of the movie brings back nice memories of the 1970's. A must see!!
Movie Review: Good take on the British class system
Summary: 5 Stars
Pygmalion recast on a modern British college campus. Michael Caine plays Professor Frank Bryant, a literature prof and burnt-out drunk, and Julie Walters is the blimey girl who wants an education. Both are wonderful as is the story, with the emphasis being placed on Walters's insistance on choosing for herself. It's a credit to Willy Russell's script that she does not fall in love with Caine at the end (that would have been an easy road to go down): the good professor's life is changed for the better and given purpose again by Walters, but he does not win her in the end. The dialogue is crisp and sharp (though it takes a bit getting used to, especially Walters), and the whole movie is most enjoyable. Well worth a watch.
Movie Review: Educating Rita
Summary: 5 Stars
Based on the stage play by Willy Russell, this buoyant, tartly funny drama of love, class, heartbreak, and literary aspiration retums "Alfie" director Lewis Gilbert with his ruffled, effortlessly charming star, Michael Caine. Walters, who earned an Oscar nod for her performance, is a delight as the coarse Cockney out to better herself (to the displeasure of her husband), but the movie succeeds brilliantly due to Caine's curmudgeonly turn as the dissolute, world-weary scholar in need of some personal discipline. School's out for most of us, but "Educating Rita" is a bittersweet crash course in life's poignant curriculum.Movie Review: Does it really deserve FIVE stars?
Summary: 5 Stars
The truth is, this movie doesn't deserve the five stars I am giving it. But there are those movies (and books and moments) that have a sentimental significance which outweigh their cinematic value.
I identified with the main character, Susan/Rita, and ached for her every step of her journey towards self actualization and awareness.
I read the script for the play and in my head I heard the actors' voices, so ingrained were their performances in my mind.
So I know . . . this is not a five star movie. But for me it is. It is five stars and really so much more.
Movie Review: Favorite Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
Educating Rita is absolutely my favorite movie. It's done by the same writer who did Shirley Valentine, which is also a brilliant must see.Some other comedies I liked, so you get an idea of my tastes: Paper Moon, Much Ado About Nothing, The Full Monty, The Distinguished Gentleman, Romancing the Stone, Tootsie...
It's ironic british humor at its best, which takes on class distinctions and how education is used to track people. This movie would be great for anyone who hates the SAT and what things like that represent. Lovely dialog.