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School For Seduction Reviews

2004 Certificate 12 Certificate 12 (TBC)
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An Italian temptress arrives at a school in Newcastle to teach a group of Geordies about the art of romance. Read more

Starring Kelly Brook
Director Sue Heel
Genres Comedy, Romance

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  • Critics' reviews of School For Seduction

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    Director Sue Heel's debut movie comes across as a sort of distaff version of The Full Monty, as a beautiful Italian woman fetches up in Newcastle upon Tyne and, through her own brand of sex education, tries to help some local ladies put the heat back in their cooling relationships. In her first starring role, former TV presenter Kelly Brook is certainly alluring enough to play a voluptuous bombshell, although her ability to sustain an air of mystery recedes pretty rapidly. On the other hand, supporting players Emily Woof, Dervla Kirwan and, especially, Margi Clarke are exceptionally good as the women who learn how to live through Brook's sensual instruction. Unsurprisingly, Brook's plans go a bit pear-shaped, but at least Heel manages to move matters along to a cosy if sentimental conclusion.

    • Radio Times
  • Most helpful members' reviews (3) of School For Seduction

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  • 60 out of 75 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Its got Kelly, so who cares!!!

    Saw this film whilst in Canada - all of it was predictable, but it has the honey that is Kelly in it, so who cares!! Got way to spend a few hours, it is funny and light hearted!! Enjoy!!

      • The Boy from St Albans
  • 10 out of 13 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Light hearted Fun

    This was better than I thought it would be, but don't watch this movie expecting a marvellous storyline - watch it to enjoy some harmless fun. There are some genuine funny moments in this movie as it centres around Kelly Brook as an 'Italian' teacher who teaches seduction classes to some women in Newcastle. Not bad (and if you are male you'll obviously drool over Kelly) Worth a watch.

      • Debbie from Scotland
  • 9 out of 15 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Loved it, loved it, LOVED IT!

    It's got Margi Clark in it, so of course it was about gritty Northeners making something beautiful out of their mundane lives. I've been a fan of hers forever, and this movie did nothing to change that.

    A real 'feel good' movie, but also a bit of a 'girls' movie I suspect - it is very observational about how women think and about their motivations.

    Martin Cloones is particularly brilliant as a car-obsessed husband who never grew up. I won't spoil the ending, but suffice to say, everyone gets what they deserve.

      • Anna Hayward from Cambridgeshire, England
  • Most recent members' reviews (2) of School For Seduction

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Good British Comedy

    This is a good,funny,light harted british comedy.

    there is'nt enough of these if you ask me.

    you must watch this movie.

      • A customer from liverpool
  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Wow - much better that i thought

    Didnt really expect this film to be very good - but actually i was happily surprised.

      • A customer from Shrewsbury, England
  • 60 out of 75 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Its got Kelly, so who cares!!!

    Saw this film whilst in Canada - all of it was predictable, but it has the honey that is Kelly in it, so who cares!! Got way to spend a few hours, it is funny and light hearted!! Enjoy!!

      • The Boy from St Albans
  • 10 out of 13 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Light hearted Fun

    This was better than I thought it would be, but don't watch this movie expecting a marvellous storyline - watch it to enjoy some harmless fun. There are some genuine funny moments in this movie as it centres around Kelly Brook as an 'Italian' teacher who teaches seduction classes to some women in Newcastle. Not bad (and if you are male you'll obviously drool over Kelly) Worth a watch.

      • Debbie from Scotland
  • 9 out of 15 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Loved it, loved it, LOVED IT!

    It's got Margi Clark in it, so of course it was about gritty Northeners making something beautiful out of their mundane lives. I've been a fan of hers forever, and this movie did nothing to change that.

    A real 'feel good' movie, but also a bit of a 'girls' movie I suspect - it is very observational about how women think and about their motivations.

    Martin Cloones is particularly brilliant as a car-obsessed husband who never grew up. I won't spoil the ending, but suffice to say, everyone gets what they deserve.

      • Anna Hayward from Cambridgeshire, England
  • 6 out of 7 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Very funny overlooked

    This is a look on modern life. All the housewifes have various problems at home and look to the school of seduction to fix them. It makes for some hilarious moments. Its a feel good movie and extremely funny in certain parts. Margie clark and her husband and the guy with with red spider sports car to name a few. Want something you can watch with the girlfriend or the wife to go ahhh in bits rent it / SORTED!!

      • Graham Mason from Grimsby
  • 7 out of 11 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    Not particularly bad

    Hate to resort to the 'not particularly bad but not particularly good either' cliche of film criticism, but this is only a short review.

    'School For Seduction's only real major flaw is that it's script is pretty mediocre. It would take a very inept director to coax bad performances from the actresses here, who do as much as they can to inhabit the 2D characters they've been given, the pace is very brisk for a 100 minute film....and yet, you don't really come away from the film with any recollection of the past couple of hours. By no means the rubbish that you're expecting, but it's not going to be a pleasant surprise either.

    And, since you're wondering, Ms Brook doesn't even get anywhere near naked, so don't let that sway you. You pervert.

      • Ruairi from Bedfordshire
  • 4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    School for Seduction

    Like watching a car crash unfold before your eyes - almost unwatchable. A poor shadow of an imitation at a "female Full Monty" doesn't start to describe how bad this is. Just sorry that a ranking of zero isn't possible so I'll have to give Kelly Brook one!

      • Jakes67 from Stirlingshire
  • 3 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Enjoyable girly movie

    Good movie for watching with a group of girly mates and several bottles of wine. Enough laughs to enjoy watching with your bloke too,plus there's even a moral to the story so it gets my vote as worth watching:-)

      • A customer from Lancs
  • 3 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    Better luck next time

    Film not up to much, slow and boring. We only watched about fifteen minutes of the film and when we woke up put a good film on.

      • fickasacritic from LONDON
  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    as interesting as watching paint dry

    This is such a cliche film with relation problems and moral lessons out of it, read a book when you watch it or something.

  • 2 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    Pure cheese.

    Ok, Kelly is a good looking girl, but thats where the good review ends.

    Ms Brook can't act or do accents to save her life and the other actresses were even worse.

    Absolutely dreadful movie, i ended up skipping through the next hour looking for bikini scenes - There arn't any of those either :/

      • A customer from Brum
  • Critics' reviews

  • 3 stars out of 5

    Director Sue Heel's debut movie comes across as a sort of distaff version of The Full Monty, as a beautiful Italian woman fetches up in Newcastle upon Tyne and, through her own brand of sex education, tries to help some local ladies put the heat back in their cooling relationships. In her first starring role, former TV presenter Kelly Brook is certainly alluring enough to play a voluptuous bombshell, although her ability to sustain an air of mystery recedes pretty rapidly. On the other hand, supporting players Emily Woof, Dervla Kirwan and, especially, Margi Clarke are exceptionally good as the women who learn how to live through Brook's sensual instruction. Unsurprisingly, Brook's plans go a bit pear-shaped, but at least Heel manages to move matters along to a cosy if sentimental conclusion.

    • Radio Times

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