TV Guide: Driving Lessons

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Trailer Addict — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:29:54 -0500

We first meet Ben (Rupert Grint), a shy, bookish 17-year-old, as he begins a very unpromising summer vacation. While the other kids are out having fun, Ben spends these precious few weeks attending bible classes, having driving lessons with his overbearing and overly religious mother (Laura Linney) and helping out at a local old people's home. It's certainly not his ideal summer but, with a demanding, vigilant mother and a passive vicar for a father, Ben is anything but in control of his own destiny. Ben's absurdly straitlaced world is turned upside down when he gets a job assisting Evie (Julie Walters), an eccentric retired actress. Vulgar, dignified and childish all at once, Evie enters Ben's life with a cataclysmic force. Suddenly caught between two worlds, Ben starts to gravitate towards his employer's unconventional and often bizarre ways, even though it continually gets him into trouble with his mother. Evie drafts Ben as her partner in a series of adventures, culminating in a ca

Video: Driving Lessons

Amazon Video on Demand — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:09:31 -0500

A coming of age story about a shy teenage boy trying to escape from the influence of his domineering mother. His world changes when he begins to work for a retired actress.

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CinemaNow — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:33:21 -0500

A funny and touching coming-of-age story about a shy teenage boy who tries to escape the influence of his domineering mother. His world changes when he starts working for a retired actress who introduces him to the ways of an unconventional life.