Release Date: 25 November 2004

Synopsis :

The humdrum lives of four women are transformed by the arrival of Italian femme fatale, Sophia Rosselini (Kelly Brook) and her School for Seduction. For Clare (Dervla Kirwan), Irene (Margi Clarke) and sisters Kelly (Emily Woof) and Donna (Jessica Johnson), the School for Seduction is a much needed break from reality, promising how to be sexy, seductive and in control.

Initially the course is simply great fun and the women are unleashed on their
unsuspecting partners with comic, sometimes uncomfortable but often hilarious results. However, all appears to be shattered with the arrival of Sophia's estranged husband and a shocking revelation.

Movie Review:

In a nutshell, School for seduction is about an Italian temptress, Sophia, arriving at a school in Newcastle to teach a group of women about the art of romance.

And among the students that enrolled are, single mum Kelly (who has to work night and day to support daughter), sister Donna (who works alongside her at the local superstore); Irene (another colleague, battering fish) and white collar Clare who may be a step up the social ladder but she's trapped in a loveless marriage to Craig, a car fanatic who thinks more of his Ferrari than his wife. Here life lessons will be learned by everyone, including the teacher.
Now this is the movie that is supposed to make Kelly Brook a real movie star. But then why is she surrounded in it by so much TV actors? Considering this is her first starring role, Kelly Brook is surprisingly convincing as an Italian beauty (A little hard to not miss the mark as she IS a model after all).

Overall, This Brit-chick-flick does have all the formula needed for a warm-hearted drama comedy at the expenses of bumbling men and one can’t help but feel some sort of a “girl power” vibe throughout the whole movie. What disappoints me is that it looks so much like a TV weekday showcase then a movie premiere.

It’s quite rare to actually see a movie pro-woman but personally, I’m not against it or anything but I just felt that it could do with a little bit less cheese.

Movie Rating: C


Review by our columnist, Dgital