Driving Lessons

Name: Driving Lessons
Released: 2007-3-7
Cast: Julie Walters, Rupert Grint, Laura Linney

Driving Lessons

PG-13
1h 38m
2007

48%

age 14+

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Oscar® nominee Laura Linney (Kinsey) stars as Laura Marshall, an overzealous, evangelical Christian do-gooder who fills her home with down-and-out boarders, including a senile, cross-dressing murderous mute. Desperate to expand his horizons, Laura's shy teenage son Ben (Rupert Grint, of Harry Potter fame) lands a job tending to self-proclaimed "Dame" Evie Walton (Oscar® nominee Julie Walters, Billy Elliot), an over-the-hill actress with the mouth of a drunken sailer and an insatiable lust for life. The battle for Ben's soul begins as Evie shanghais Ben away from his repressive roots and takes him on an adventure that transforms him from boy to man - almost over his raging mother's dead body! A winning entry at the 2006 Moscow International Film Festival, Driving Lessons is an experience Stephen Farber of Movieline calls "a delightful coming-of-age story."

Director:

Jeremy Brock

Producer:

Julia Chasman

Writer:

Jeremy Brock

Cast:

Julie Walters, Rupert Grint, Laura Linney

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

48%

Critics Consensus: Though it has charm, Driving Lessons is a middling offering in the genre where the youngster coming of age meets a quirky senior who teaches valuable lessons about life.

Reviews

I.E. Weekly

Amy Nicholson

Brock subscribes to the new school of British Imperialism: crafting cozy little trifles that conquer foreigners with preciousness.

June 21, 2017

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Washington City Paper

Tricia Olszewski

Driving Lessons is as dull as its title.

June 21, 2017

Cinematical

Christopher Campbell

They say that truth is stranger than fiction, but as we see in most autobiographical coming-of-age films, adolescent truth is just as boring as adolescent fiction.

June 21, 2017

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Apollo Guide

Brian Webster

The highlight here is most certainly Julie Walters, who hams it up royally, and does a fine job of making her role as an aging actress more than just a cartoon character.

June 21, 2017

Urban Cinefile

Urban Cinefile Critics

A warmly funny coming of age story as the ultra conservative clashes with the unconventional in a confluence of the unexpected

August 16, 2017

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Common Sense Media

age 14+

Common Sense Says

Ron Weasley and the trite coming-of-age story.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this coming-of-age story (which stars Rupert Grint, of Harry Potter fame) focuses largely on sexual awakening and insecurities. This involves the 17-year-old hero's mooning over a classmate, fretting over his mother's adulterous affair, and learning about the sexual interests of his employer, a retired actress. He ultimately loses his virginity to a college student (brief skin is visible). Several references (visual and verbal) to hitting women with cars. Some drinking and salty language, especially from Evie (a couple of "f--k"s, plus other profanity).