It's not often I see a film for the first time and like it so much that I decide to blog on it, but this is one of those times.
Starter for 10 is set in 1985/86 and is about a young first-year student at Bristol University called Brian who is a working-class boy made goodand a whizz at general knowledge. So much so that he ends up on the team representing Bristol on an episode of University Challenge. Along the way he finds himself heavily attracted to two girls (one a fellow teammate, the other a left-wing political activist), attends a Vicars and Tarts party, inadvertently gets stoned, and incurs the wrath of Bamber Gasgoyne himself. Oh and he ends up with the right girl!
I would say more but it would spoil the film if you haven't seen it. One more thing though, which I hesitate to mention, and it's that Brian reminded me of Kerron (apart from several of the misadventures that happen to Brian obviously ;)).
Well, I mean, look at the photo, just imagine him with glasses!
2 comments:
I saw this film and really enjoyed it - great 80s soundtrack too.
I have to say he reminded me of Allan Davies from CSM - especially the Essex voice.
But I'll take being compared to James McAvoy...again!
http://kerroncross.blogspot.com/2006/01/winning-losing.html
lol! Well it was the fact that sometimes Brian wore glasses and the odd mannerism and way of speaking. Indeed if a film were ever to be made baout political bloggers in the UK, methinks James McAvoy would play you.
As for me, I suspect it would be Benedict Cumberbatch, as seen in Starter for 10 :/
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