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along-845-55303 The 2006 film "Driving Lessons", by Jeremy Brock was a crazy, and entertaining movie. The main character was Ben. Ben was a very weird person, and he was his mom's puppet. The plot in the film was for Ben to learn how to drive so that he could get his driver's license. Bens mother Sarah was always in Bens ear, and always telling him that god would take care of everything, but in reality his mother was actually crazy. "My mother's gonna kill me. You don't understand". This shows that Sarah basically controlled her son's life. Sarah couldn't teach Ben how to drive because she was too irritating for Ben. Ben met his future best friend; Dame Evie Walton. Evie was a washed up actor that was always drunk. Ben would go over her house to help her out with her garden when she needed help. Sarah was jealous of Evie because she was getting all of Ben's attention. Evie told Ben that she was dying to give Ben a sign saying that he should live life to the fullest, and not be a puppet. Ben's mother and father were in the middle of a divorce, and that's another reason that his mom wanted all of Ben's attention. She felt like she was losing her son to Evie, and she started to keep Ben away from Evie. Without Ben, Evie felt more alone than ever because Ben was her only real friend. She turned backed to getting drunk, and making a fool of herself because no one was there to guide her on the right path. It was a key. "I swallowed it. Frankly, you should be flattered! Now... I insist you have a drink". The film didn't get interesting until the end. Toward the end, Ben started to grow up, and started to become his own person. Ben left an important event to go see Evie because he knew that he could always be his self around Evie. He knew that Evie was more important than any dumb old play. Once Sarah realized what was going on, she was furious. She attempted to try to get Ben back, but Mr. Finchum ended up hitting her with the car out of nowhere. This was a part in the movie that I didn't really understand. Once Sarah was injured, she really wanted Ben's attention, and Ben had no choice but to give it to her. Ben let Sarah know that he was going to be his own man, and that he learned how to drive with Evie. Auld Lang Syne was the song at the end of the movie. Auld Lang Syne was a song meaning a new beginning. The song would be played on new years. Ben grew courage, and even told the girl of his dreams to buzz off. Ben felt rejuvenated, and he felt like a brand new person. Ben felt like there was a new beginning. Ben never got his driver's license. This was the main point of the movie, and it made no sense why they didn't stay on topic. mail.plymouthed.org

ryanwilson_c30 Driving Lessons is a typical release in the "quirky misfit finds quirky mentor" subgenre of the coming-of-age film, and after the 2000s, this particular kind of movie isn't much to look at. While this particular kind of film might seem inspirational to some, seeing these same character types interact in this manner ends up being clichéd and just plain tired. However, this film has power in its execution, and it provides a delightful atmosphere; even at its bleakest, it has hope and a wonderful lust for life, which ultimately makes this film genuinely enjoyable. This film is about introverted Ben Marshall, who in-between learning how to drive takes up a job serving retired actress Evie Walton, who deals with her own personal demons. He struggles to stay true to his religious family while learning how to thrive with Evie's eccentric guidance. Rupert Grint and Julie Walters make this film work, and although their characters may seem archetypal, their performances hold up the rest of the film. At least for me, it was an honest delight to watch their relationship grow from the beginning to the end. Both Grint and Walters play the respective roles of Ben and Evie with so humbled and warm that it just feels good to watch these two in action. However, the rest of the films' aspects are lost in the wake of the two leads; the other characters are in my opinion somewhat underdeveloped; even though they are refreshing, we only get that in bursts and it doesn't nearly seem as natural as Grint and Walters' performance. The film's main theme of driving your own destiny and being your own advocate are tired; although writer/director Jeremy Brock puts this point across, it's stale; the audience can understand a theme, but it takes a little more effort to make it memorable than I felt Brock gave in the final product. Fortunately, a lot of what is missing in this movie is strengthened by a truly unique script; Jeremy Brock apparently based much of it on his own experiences working for British actress Peggy Ashcroft; maybe it explains why this portion of the plot seems stronger than the other half featuring Ben's religious family, but it does allow for some good emotional grab. The soundtrack is decent, nothing to write home about or detract from, but the inclusion of a band like Salsa Celtica is unique for something so explicitly British. We do also get to see a lot of the United Kingdom's countryside, which serves for a lot of good imagery. All in all, Driving Lessons, while not particularly groundbreaking or otherwise ingenious, is an enjoyable, pleasurable film. I do believe it could have stood more development in the sense that it could have more to say, but is a treat to watch nonetheless, and is something I think would be a good choice for a positive watch.

lando3095 Delando Johnson Mr. Faziani English 1 November 13, 2013Driving Lessons I honestly don't like the movie Driving Lessons. I feel that is was dry and confusing. I also feel that the movie was not well put together. In my opinion Jeremy Brock left the reader out on a limb too much. He left too much of the movie up to the viewer's interpretation and it gets confusing. The movie has a good moral value and it had a good plot it was just too much. I feel that he could have focused on one thing or explained other things more. For example, what is Mr. Finchem's condition and how he got that way. We see him gone crazy but as a viewer we can't help but wonder what his problem is and why he eventually hit Ben's mother. Even at the end we see Ben's growth but we are still left out in the dry with other characters and there are question left unanswered. For example, Ben's mother's relationship, where the characters go from there, Mr. Finchem's situation, etc.The actors did a god job in my opinion. You could tell what type of character we were supposed to get from the actors. For example, Bens' mother, you could tell she was bad from how she spoke and her actions. I feel that Eve was a very good character also because she brought the conflict to the story and the solution. She made Ben disobey his mother but also helped him find himself. This is Ben's story and he needed Eve to grow. Jeremy Brock did a good job of intertwining the title of the movie with how the movie plays out. He named it driving lessons and he showed us how Ben's driving lessons affected the whole movie. For example, he was driving his mother to cheat on his father which caused conflict with his family. Also, he was driving Eve around and working for her which caused conflict with his mother. But ultimately the thing he was having driving lessons on was his life. Ben was learning how to be a man and control his life the way he wanted. Eve helped him grow as a person. She helped him break out of the shell he was in and helped him make decisions that were best for him. I feel that that the mother was also another good character. I feel she provided the conflict in the story with her cheating, her strictness and her being a hypocrite. Jeremy Brock did a good job of showing how bad she was and how she affected Ben's life. Ben's mother was the reason he was like a scared boy. She manipulated him and used her power as his mother to make him do things she wanted without caring if that's what he wanted to do. She didn't allow him to have fun, or be himself because she was too over protective. She also manipulated the father and how the father acted with her reflected with Ben.

Filmophile I was persuaded to watch this film but approached it with reluctance, expecting a tedious 'rites of passage' cliché cache with obligatory feel-good ending. But it was a lot better than that.The cast looked promising, and without exception, delivered. I've long felt that Rupert Grint, somewhat squashed by pedestrian screenplays in the Harry Potter series, had a lot more to offer than we've seen so far. Anything with Laura Linney has to be worth watching and with Nicholas Farrell there too, not to mention the incomparably hyper Julie Walters, one knew there'd be some terrific acting.The Linney character is so unspeakably zealous, self-righteous and awful that even her husband (Farrell,) seems unable to cope with her, despite his being an Anglican priest. Ben (Rupert Grint) desperately needs friendly guidance and a more helpful introduction to adulthood than appears to be forthcoming from his nearest and dearest - but from where? From whom?His relationship with the foul-mouthed, neurotic, failing actress, (Walters) follows predictable lines but these are carried off by a terrific chemistry, between the two actors and the story turns enough, just, to hold one's attention to the conclusion.A hugely enjoyable film but one that with a lot more work on the script, a sharper, more deftly plotted screenplay and ruthless elimination of hackneyed ideas, could have been a truly great one.Grint underplayed his role, particularly in the first third of the film, but to great effect.