Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
When their beloved school is threatened with closure should the powers that be fail to raise the proper funds, the girls scheme to steal a priceless painting and use the profits to pull St. Trinian's out of the red.
St Trinian's (2007) is a passable revival of the classic British comedy franchise. The plot is formulaic and thin — a heist-to-save-the-school premise that lurches between set pieces without much coherence. The ensemble cast (Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Gemma Arterton) brings some genuine energy and comic timing, lifting the acting above the weak material. Cinematography is workmanlike with no distinctive visual flair. Novelty gets a slight bump for the anarchic all-female ensemble chaos and the tongue-in-cheek British institution satire, though it's largely trading on the existing franchise's iconography rather than forging new ground. The ending is rushed and unsatisfying, resolving the heist plot with little payoff.