Review of Tamara Drewe (2010) by Nicki M — 05 Aug 2011

Really quite enjoyed this. Nice chick flick to watch at home on a dull weekend! Although for me, Jessica Barden stole the show as teenage Jody, obsessed with the rock star! She was so funny and relatable, could see myself in her at that age (although not breaking into someones house and sending emails out. haha).

There's a lot happening in this film - a lot of characters, and most seem to be having romantic issues. Some of the characters work better than others. Tamara herself would be one of the weaker characters, although Gemma Arterton plays her nicely. She just doesn't seem to have a strong sense of self, being a girl who has left the small town she grew up in to have a nose job, and returned as a hot girl. Although it is obvious early on who the right guy for her is, she still makes a few mistakes along the way, one of them worse than the other.

There is also the married couple who run a retreat for authors. The husband who is a writer himself is a dog, for want of a better word! The ending I didn't see coming, but I guess it was one way to deal with this character who had no redeeming features at all. Some of the authors at the retreat are also quite interesting.