Review of Educating Rita (1983) by Katy W — 01 Dec 2008

I've lost count of the number of times I've watched this movie. Love it.

This review of Educating Rita (1983) was written by Katy W on 01 Dec 2008.

Educating Rita has generally received positive reviews.

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Starts to get less interesting as it's get further into the story, but that could just be down to the fact that I've read it before…

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