Calendar Girls (2003)
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Reviews Counted: 116 Fresh: 86 Rotten:30 Average Rating: 6.5/10
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Synopsis:
Based on a true story, Nigel Cole's CALENDAR GIRLS has a mix of comedy and heart-tugging emotion that compares with British comedies FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL and THE FULL MONTY. Annie (Julie Walters) and Chris (Helen Mirren), of bucolic Yorkshire, belong to the Women's Institute (WI),... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Helen Mirren, Julie Waters, John Alderton, Linda Bassett, Annette Crosbie
Director: Nigel Cole
Screenwriter: Tim Firth, Juliette Towhidi
Producer: Suzanne Mackie, Nick Barton
Composer: Patrick Doyle
Screenwriter: Tim Firth, Juliette Towhidi
Producer: Suzanne Mackie, Nick Barton
Composer: Patrick Doyle
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Reviews
A rather conventional comedy, but it works with honor and spirit.
01/31/08 09:52 AM
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06/24/06 03:48 AM
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05/26/06 03:16 AM
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Top Critic
Tampoco hay que ponerse demasiado exigente; (...) la película tiene su gracia y cumple con casi todo lo que promete.
08/31/04 10:15 PM
'They dropped everything for a good cause' would seem to refer more to the filmmakers than the gutsy, middle-aged women shedding their clothes for a hospital couch.
08/30/04 01:07 PM
Though the last act is formulaic (...) this film has everything we have come to expect from a British feel-good comedy.
08/07/04 09:27 AM
...an affable, amusing, and highly diverting piece of typical British whimsy. That all of it really happened is almost beside the point but charming in itself.
05/27/04 03:29 PM
Although the material is somewhat slight, Mirren and her cohorts give it weight and verve.
04/09/04 04:15 PM
...proves Andy Warhol’s famous dictum, with one added wrinkle: In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes, especially if you take your clothes off.
02/05/04 03:24 PM
Mirren again shows us why she is still able to obtain leading vehicles at age 58.
01/28/04 01:37 PM
The marvellous cast and robust humour work to create a delightful comedy that’s both sexy and sassy. Filled with laugh-out-loud moments.
01/17/04 03:40 PM
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01/16/04 05:22 AM
What's notable is the movie's gently funny, quaint sense of humor, and the endearingly daft performances from the women.
01/10/04 08:18 AM
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