St Trinian's [M]

St Trinian’s, the infamous school of “young ladies” is in trouble. The new Minister for Education, despite being an old flame of the headmistress’s is coming down hard on under-performing schools and St Trinian’s is facing financial ruin. Unable to depend on the adults, the girls put their talents for causing chaos and having attitude to good use to save their beloved school. 

I had no idea what to expect when I first hired out this movie from work. It looked pretty cool and had some good actors in it so I figured what the hell? I bought myself a copy the next day. It was a stylish, cool, and clever look at modern culture and a very interesting take on the original Belles of St Trinian’s. 

The “young ladies” of St Trinian’s are fine, upstanding defenders of anarchy. Excelling in wreaking havoc and having attitude, they strike the fear into the heart of every other ladies’ college. But this infamous school is in trouble. The new Minister for Education is coming down hard on under-performing schools and St Trinian’s is facing financial ruin. Unable to rely on the adults, the girls put all their chaos-creating and biting attitude to good use and rally together to save their beloved school. 

A modern adaptaion of the Belles of St Trinian’s, this movie provides a spot-on look at modern culture, in particular teenage girls and their subcultures. We meet geeks, chavs, posh totties, emos, and the smartest first years ever. 

Starring Rupert Everett (who plays two parts), Colin Firth, Mischa Barton, Russell Brand, Gemma Arterton, Talulah Riley, Juno Temple, Celia Imrie, Toby Jones, Stephen Fry, and Lily Cole, St Trinian’s is a very clever and stylish girl’s comedy about getting a job done and standing your ground.