An Educucation

Jenny, a school girl starts to question all her aspirations and the point of her education after the arrival of an older man in her life.

Carey Mulligan has rightly received many plaudits for her extremely convincing portrayal of a 16 year old growing up. I would have believed her 16 if I hadn't known otherwise. The performance brings to mind the breakout performance of Abbie Cornish in Somersault.

In the fasion of all the best British films though, the cast is largely the mainstay of British acting and each performance is excellent allowing the tone to shift seamlessly as Jenny flits from school to home to her new found social life.

Also notable is the script by Nick Hornby which tells more story in a brief 1h45 than many films achieve with much longer running times. He also has a great talent for giving stories a moral core with weight without being preachy or seeming worthy and critically, while continuing to be entertaining.

Unmistakably British in the best way, this is excellent drama worth a viewing.