So this week we watched a Japanese animation, a South African Oscar winner, and a documentary about a Canadian metal band, and last night, a British comedy coming-of-age movie about a teenage girl. My viewing habits are nothing if not varied. 
Set in sunny Eastbourne and peopled by posh-voiced middle class kids, Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging is about as far away from Skins style teenage decadence than you can get. It's a very 'safe' movie that you could watch with your parents, if you so wished, and it has a certain charm that kept my interest. The main hold on my interest was the love interest - played by the impossibly cute Aaron Johnson, who I've read about as the star of Kick-Ass and Nowhere Boy but I've never seen him act or anywhere outside a magazine page. His presence on screen is magnetic, and not just because of his beautiful face (he's 18 in this movie, playing 16 or so) - there's something about his natural performance that really drew me in, he outshone the rest of the cast.The cast was mostly made up of unknowns, with Alan Davies as the lead Georgia's (Georgia Groome) uncool dad, and they're as good as you'd expect in a film of this sort. Georgia is turning 15 and she hasn't snogged a boy yet, and then Robbie (Johnson) and his twin brother move to Eastbourne and she's smitten. The film's a light-hearted, PG-rated journey through the tumultuousness of being a teenage girl, with cringey teen-speak and wholesome characters. Oh and a cat called Angus, which doesn't have much to do with anything except the title.
It's all fairly predictable stuff, but played well and with a sense of fun. Steve Jones, late of T4, even pops up with about 3 lines, takes his top off, and then turns out (as I expected) to be gay. This is a subplot that I feel should have been covered in much more depth! I'm so shallow. So here are some nice photos to accompany this post...
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