Autumn 1977. Derek Springfield is an 18-year-old misfit, who 5 years earlier was plucked from his home in the industrial outskirts of Leeds to attend Public School on a scholarship. He has just returned home at the end of his studies to await his Oxbridge results that he's hoping will result in his permanent escape. Life at home is awkward for the brainy lad and embarrassing for his working class family who can't relate: his feckless dad, no-nonsense mum and two older brothers, one a football hopeful and the other a distinctly dodgy acquirer of flash consumer goods. Derek kills time by walking a no hope greyhound, Slapper, and loving out-of-his league Chrissie from afar. But under Derek's loving care Slapper gets faster - so fast she's stolen for her racing potential. Derek despairs at being completely alone once more but Chrissie gets the local community to keep watch. Slapper eventually escapes from her furious captors at an illegal flapper track. Exhausted, she somehow finds her way back and is reunited with Derek who tries to nurse her back to health his bedroom without his family finding out. Derek, Chrissie and Slapper disguise themselves to avoid the dognappers and try their luck at racing her at a proper dog track. The dognappers and all the Springfields converge on the stadium for the exciting climax. Its also the day Derek's results are due...
各方面都及格，但各方面都不出彩…… 男主角的演技有点僵硬，像是话剧演员出身，肢体动作里有那种端正鲜明的感觉，但是这种感觉不适合电影，太严肃太夸张，会出戏。 剧本没能达到我的期待，这类电影是看完前十分钟就猜得出故事结局的，难点在于怎么讲好故事，剧本既没能塑造好人物又没能插入创意，比较尴尬。 导演也有责任，关键的几场戏完全没能调动情绪，这口锅得乖乖背好。 但也不是没有笑点的，这部电影里英式没品梗真的很...
。。。没人抱新莓吗。。。那我不客气了
禁止妄自菲薄，一切皆可爱。画中画的对话剪辑模式也很
Autumn 1977. Derek Springfield is an 18-year-old misfit who 5 years earlier was plucked from his home in the industrial outskirts of Leeds to attend Public School on a scholarship. He has just returned home at the end of his studies to await his Oxbridge results that he's hoping will result in his permanent escape. Life at home is awkward for the brainy lad and embarrassing fo...
我觉得很可爱的电影啊居然没什么人看
