http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/06/Driving-Lessons--HARRY-POTTERs-Grint-Comes-of-Age.aspx DRIVING LESSONS falls into a familiar-yet-unnameable category of independent drama. Well, it was unnamable until a friend of mine — a fellow film buff — came up with a great label for the genre: “Commonwealth dramedy.” It’s usually a British film (hence the Commonwealth part) that generally centers on a somewhat odd, yet real, scenario with eccentric characters. That, my friends, is DRIVING LESSONS in a nutshell. A coming-of-age story in the vein of HAROLD AND MAUDE (without the sexual tension), DRIVING LESSONS is about a young man named Ben (Rupert Grint) who’s been tucked quite securely under his mother’s (Laura Linney) wing for far too long. When she persuades him to find a job, Ben begins working for a retired actress named Evie (played brilliantly by Julie Walters). I’m not going to lie; I wanted to see this movie because I love Rupert Grint. He’s always stood out as my favorite in the HARRY POTTER series, and I am delighted to say he doesn’t disappoint in DRIVING LESSONS. Grint plays Ben with so much perfected awkwardness that I found myself urging someone to give the kid a good shake to loosen him up. Walters’ zany Evie is the perfect balance to his character. en-US Critics Rant info@criticsrant.com Subtext Version 1.9.4.0 http://www.criticsrant.com/images/default_gravatar_bullhorn.png http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/06/Driving-Lessons--HARRY-POTTERs-Grint-Comes-of-Age.aspx 77 60 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/06/Driving-Lessons--HARRY-POTTERs-Grint-Comes-of-Age.aspx#1453 THIS MOVIE SHOW HIM IN A WHOLE DIFFERENT LIGHT FROM HARRY POTTER,IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE A GOOD MOVIE WATCH dorothy fugate http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/06/Driving-Lessons--HARRY-POTTERs-Grint-Comes-of-Age.aspx#1453 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 22:42:21 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/06/Driving-Lessons--HARRY-POTTERs-Grint-Comes-of-Age.aspx#1640 I watched this movie because of Rupert and i was very disappointed. I just don't think that it was up to either of the main characters skill. They were fantastic but the storyline was awful and very slow, very slow. Irishdawn http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/06/Driving-Lessons--HARRY-POTTERs-Grint-Comes-of-Age.aspx#1640 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:19:49 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/06/Driving-Lessons--HARRY-POTTERs-Grint-Comes-of-Age.aspx#2533 very boirng WAVELYN http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/06/Driving-Lessons--HARRY-POTTERs-Grint-Comes-of-Age.aspx#2533 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:30:15 GMT