Whats the difference between a good film and a bad film. A good film can be up and beyond 3 hours but seems to end very quickly.A bad film may only be 1 and a half hours long but never seems to end. This film falls into that catergory. Awful.

Like Carry on Columbus, and to a lesser extent The Ladykillers and Italian Job - remaking an old fashioned comedy and trying to update it at the same time never works. The girls are attractive enough, and the performances are OK, but this is still the worst of the bunch and if you have a thing for schoolgirls then any of the originals provide more entertainment than this.

This is good lightweight comedy, which is pretty much what can be said of the original films. There are no great surprises here - the plot is pretty much a straight line from A to B, with a few good out-loud laughs, and a fair few cheesy ones thrown in to boot. It is set in current times, and as such has references to pop-culture, but these blend well and aren't jarring if you were expecting an exact remake. Acting is reasonable, as is casting. All in all, a pleasing and entertaining update of a classic series, that is deeply sympathetic to it's source. Great fun for all ages.