Review of Educating Rita (1983) by Jeff B — 28 Sep 2011

Pretty good film starring Julie Walters (in her debut) as a young and spirited wife who wants to be educated in literature and asks Michael Caine to tutor her. It's obviously based on a play and while a lot of times it felt like a comedy, it's a bit difficult to describe what kind of movie this is.

In the most general terms, it's sort of like a modern day My Fair Lady set in college. Walters is great, as is Caine, but I felt like every time a scene with Walters and Caine ended, it shows a close up of Caine snickering because of something Walters said.

I didn't really care for the ending, I wish it would have stayed a comedy the whole way through, it sort of turned into a drama and a whole "independent woman" kind of movie. Oh well, pretty decent film.