Jul 02 2010
An Education (2009)
Starring Carey Mulligan and Peter Sarsgaard
Directed by Lone Scherfig
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving sexual content, and for smoking
1 hour 40 minutes
This coming of age movie set in 1960s London is not one I would typically see, but in my quest to view all ten of the 2010 Best Picture nominees, it fell squarely in my path. That being said, it wasn’t that bad. I was a little uncomfortable with the premise of a high school girl getting romantic with a man more than twice her age, but it was handled in a somewhat dignified way. Carey Mulligan is delightful as the girl and Peter Sarsgaard is alternating charming and creepy as the older man in a thoroughly well-acted movie. I won’t see it again, but I’m not sorry I saw it once.
Grade: B
Of the 2010 Best Picture nominees, here is my ranking so far:
- Inglourious Basterds
- Up
- District 9
- The Blind Side
- Up in the Air
- The Hurt Locker
- An Education
- Precious
- A Serious Man
… and I still think that Star Trek is better than all of them.