Dave's Rating:   … dopey little feel-goodish …  Who's in It:
Julie Walters, Rupert Grint, Laura Linney  The Basics: It's
Harold and Maude, minus all that icky sex. The teenage boy
befriends the old lady, they rely on each other, she helps him
become a man, he stands up to his oppressive mother, he breaks
free, the end. Whatever.  What's the Deal? So you're one of the
three most successful child stars of the past 10 years. You're
Harry Potter's Ron Weasley, and you're getting kind of tired of
it. So your agent says, "Hey, kid, here's a script where you get
to swear and have sex. And not with Julie Walters!" That's how
this movie ended up happening.  Exports Are a Tricky Thing: They
make a lot of movies in the United Kingdom. And we see a small
fraction of them in the United States, the dopey little feel-
goodish ones like this. Old people in mid- to large-sized film
markets go see them on Sunday afternoons. You think I'm kidding.
Of course, this one's got Ron Weasley, so you might see some
Harry Potter–heads li