Arthur

[hdaniel82]

A drunken playboy stands to lose a wealthy inheritance when he falls for a woman his family doesn't like.

Director: Jason Winer
Writers: Peter Baynham (screenplay), Steve Gordon (story)
Stars: Russell Brand, Helen Mirren and Jennifer Garner

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[Beate]

Oh not Russell Brand and Helen Mirren again!

[superhero]

They are a killer combo...

[funthing29]

I don't know if I could sit through a 2 hour film with Russell Brand playing the lead, even if it is free...

[superhero]

Really? He's growing on me, he was more obnoxious back in his MTV days

[valda]

MTV days he was just a drugged up bozo. I was a massive fan, met him many times but since America and the Yankee Dollar beckoned, I've gone off him more and more.

I would see this cos its free, but, I didn't think original was funny so expect this to be even less funny.

[kotoranka]

Just been on the Sky website and can see this is one of their coming-up films (due to be shown on the 18th April):

In this fresh new look at a classic story, Russell Brand reinvents the role of loveable billionaire Arthur Bach, an irresponsible charmer who has always relied on two things to get by: his limitless fortune and the good sense of his lifelong nanny and best friend Hobson (Helen Mirren), to keep him out of trouble.

Kind-hearted, fun-loving, and utterly without purpose, Arthur spends every day in the heedless pursuit of amusement. But when his unpredictable public image threatens the staid reputation of the family foundation, Bach Worldwide, he is given an ultimatum: marry the beautiful but decidedly unlovable Susan Johnson (Jennifer Garner), an ambitious corporate exec who can keep him in line, or say goodbye to his billion-dollar inheritance and the only way of life he knows.

It’s a deal Arthur would be inclined to take…if he hadn’t just fallen for Naomi (Greta Gerwig), a New York City tour guide who shares his idealism and spontaneity. The independent Naomi sees Arthur not only for who he is, but for who he could be, and finally gives him a reason to take charge of his own life.

All he needs to do is stand up for what he wants. But at what cost?

With some unconventional help from Hobson—the one person who always believed he could do anything—Arthur will take the most expensive risk of his life and learn what it means to become a man.

Certificate: 12A
Screening Date: Monday April 18
Screening Time: 6pm for 6.30pm start
Locations: Birmingham, Bluewater, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cardiff, Coventry, Derby- Westfield Centre, Dudley, Edinburgh Wester Hailes, Glasgow, Guildford, Hatfield, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Liverpool One, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Newham, Norwich, Nottingham, Peterborough, Reading, Sheffield, Silverlink, Southampton, Teeside, Wimbledon.

Can't see any London screening (apart from Wimbledon). There's been loads in Westfield and Central recently so fingers crossed we get some for this!

[superhero]

I don't remember the original Arthur, but isn't Russell Brand essentially playing the same character as he did in HOP?

[Kaybeelon]

I don't remember the original Arthur, but isn't Russell Brand essentially playing the same character as he did in HOP?

[raj101]

Russell is quite good at playing a twat (sorry, Russ, its true!), which is essentially what arthur is, so this might work.

I think it'll lose its way when his character starts developing a heart and he has to try and then act - thats where Get Him To The Greek started getting losing its fire.

Dudley Moore neednt worry though, Dud was the original and a true comic. He might turn in his grave though!