
This is an update of George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion" that changes the genders of the main characters. Hannah Higgins attempts to turn blue-collar Boston beer vendor Elliot Doolittle into a viable candidate and inadvertently learns something about Elliot's side of life.... (Full plot summary below)
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This is an update of George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion" that changes the genders of the main characters. Hannah Higgins attempts to turn blue-collar Boston beer vendor Elliot Doolittle into a viable candidate and inadvertently learns something about Elliot's side of life.
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| St. Louis Post-DispatchGail PenningtonThe result is an adorable and faithful update that spoofs politics, television and Boston while making underlying points about education, class conflict and being oneself. |
| Classic Film and TelevisionMichael E. GrostInteresting satire comments on politics, education and even cognitive science. |
| User ReviewMolly RThis is a modern day retellingof George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion that changes the genders of the main characters. It took me way too long to figure that out. It is pretty cute and Julia Stiles is delightful. |
| User ReviewErin CI adore Julia Stiles, and this was a cute story, but the actor playing in the lead role was very annoying. |
| User ReviewAnand Kder. tired of movies where the good guys lose at the end. leaves you unfulfilled, like a meal of styrofoam. |