Women
Talking Dirty
Director:
Coky Giedroyc
Cast: Helena
Bonham Carter, Gina McKee, James Nesbitt, James Purefoy, Richard
Wilson, Eileen Atkins,
Kenneth Cranham
Length: 97
minutes
Release: Friday
7th December 2001 |
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Isla
Dewar's adaptation of her best-selling Scottish novel offers a defiantly
grungy view of Cool Britannia that's less interested in clubs and
bars than in the difficulties of being a single mum on the dole. |
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Cora
(Bonham Carter) is a penniless mother of two who decides that she's
had enough of men and the trouble they bring. Teaming up with shy
cartoonist Ellen (McKee), who's just dumped her swinish boyfriend
(Purefoy), Cora decides to grab life by the throat. But with children
and a dark secret about the true identity of one of the fathers, life
might not be so easy to conquer.
With
some very funny scenes between Bonham Carter and the ever-wonderful
McKee, plus copious amounts of vodka drinking, "Women Talking
Dirty" is an above average relationship drama. It benefits
enormously from the chemistry between its two female leads and an
excellent supporting cast that includes Richard Wilson, Kenneth
Cranham, and the ubiquitous James Nesbitt.
Where
the film comes up short is in its lack of originality. There's nothing
here that adds anything new to the genre, and the screenplay trots
out all of the usual clichés - gay neighbours, a nasty ex-boyfriend,
and a rather musty girl power message. There's not the least suspicion
that anything less than a happy ending is destined for everyone
involved. So, for all its attempts to seem daring, "Women Talking
Dirty" is too squeaky clean by far.
"Women
Talking Dirty" opens in UK cinemas on Friday 7th December 2001.
Reviewed by 91Èȱ¬ Films
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