Driving Lessons

"Basically conservative yet titillatingly "eccentric" British laffer could succeed in the "Full Monty" import slot..."

"The screwball aging diva genre isn't the only formula guiding this stubbornly old-fashioned movie. Driving Lessons belongs to the silly feel-good mode of "The Full Monty," "Calendar Girls," "Billy Elliot," "Kinky Boots" and dozens of other celebrations of Britons defying convention to become "free," whatever that means..."

"With the aid of a charmingly offbeat story and a jolly good dialect coach, the stars leave you thinking, well done. Their spirited performances help cover up glaring holes in the plot..."

"Aiming for wacky and heartwarming, the film is, at its sporadic best, a mildly diverting coming-of-age story. At its worst, it feels forced..."

"Grint does his Ron Weasley thing, looking abashed and apologising profusely, while the usually outstanding Linney’s overwrought anguish seems to belong to another movie. But all this is irrelevant — the BAFTA already has Walters' name etched on it..."

"This is more like a pale, muddled imitation of the classic Harold and Maude, only with a much duller male lead and without the love story or much comedy..."

"It may not pass with flying colours, but Driving Lessons still motors along likeably enough..."