Submarine: An eccentric British romcom with an original edge
Last updated at 8:37 AM on 18th March 2011
Submarine (15)
Verdict: Offbeat British comedy
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Submarine is another British romcom, and it’s both more adventurous and less commercial: a self-consciously quirky rites-of-passage comedy about a pale, gloomy 15-year-old Welsh schoolboy (Craig Roberts) trying to lose his virginity with his comically unromantic girlfriend (Yasmin Paige), who’s bad-tempered and suffers from eczema.
At the same time, he’s attempting to help his depressed dad (Noah Taylor) — yes, that’s the second depressed dad of the week — to rescue his none-too-bright wife (Sally Hawkins) from the clutches of their preposterous New Age guru neighbour.
Original: Submarine, starring Craig Roberts, is sure to attract a cult following
First-time writer-director Richard Ayoade is a talent to watch, and his film is always amiable.
However, there are many moments when the plot meanders, and a few when it grinds to a halt. The style — indebted to Rohmer, Truffaut and early Godard — isn’t truly reflective of a modern 15-year-old boy’s culture, even if he is supposedly addicted to the chansons of Serge Gainsbourg.
The happy ending also feels too conventionally art-house: it’s a dead ringer for Truffaut’s 400 Blows.
Because Submarine seems geared more towards middle-aged film critics than real teenagers and fails to deliver fully on its comic potential, it probably won’t be a mainstream hit; but it will deserve a cult following as an artier, British equivalent to 500 Days Of Summer — an eccentric romcom with an original edge.
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