Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Rupert Everett | ... | Camilla Fritton / Captain Archibald Fritton / Fortnam Fritton | |
Colin Firth | ... | Geoffrey Thwaites | |
David Tennant | ... | Captain Lord Pomfrey / Sir Piers Pomfrey | |
Talulah Riley | ... | Annabelle Fritton | |
Jodie Whittaker | ... | Beverly | |
Juno Temple | ... | Celia | |
Tamsin Egerton | ... | Chelsea | |
Toby Jones | ... | Bursar | |
Sarah Harding | ... | Roxy | |
Zawe Ashton | ... | Bianca | |
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Montserrat Lombard | ... | Zoe |
Ella Smith | ... | Lucy | |
Celia Imrie | ... | Matron | |
Clara Paget | ... | Bella | |
Gabriella Wilde | ... | Saffy |
After wealthy philanthropist Piers Pomfrey has expressed an unusual interest in a ring found by her niece Annabelle, Miss Fritton explains that she is descended from a pirate who, in 1598, stole treasure from another pirate: Pomfrey's ancestor. The location of the treasure is to be found when the ring and its double are put together. Felonious ex-pupil Kelly and Miss Fritton's former lover Geoffrey are brought in to help the school steal the second ring from the evil Pomfrey's misogynistic secret society, leading to a showdown at the Globe Theater, and an amazing revelation as to the identity of pirate Captain Fritton, as well as that of William Shakespeare. Written by don @ minifie-1
The St Trinians stories are good ones. I feared the worst with the first remake, and was pleasantly surprised. I watched this second "reimagining" - and was very disappointed. So, what went wrong? Three things, Russell Brand was missing, Sarah Harding is not good enough to carry a female lead, and too much of the action was out of school.
I suspect that the budget was bigger for this one, but it was wasted off premises. The charm is "the school" in the broadest sense, and this was lost in a bizarre plot focusing on lost pirate treasure. No St Trinians story is complete without "Flash", yet he is missing. David Tennant is lost in the strangely written role of Lord Pomfrey, Rupert Everett and Colin Firth reprise their roles in the first film, but to much less effect.
Previously Stephen Fry was brought in to boost the final act- and it worked, together with Girls Aloud as the School Band. This time around there is no such imagination or stardust. To mess up what is fundamentally such a strong concept takes some doing – but that is exactly what Directors Oliver Parker and Barnaby Thompson do. Most damning for a comedy – it isn't funny.