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Arthur - Russell Brand, Jennifer Garner, Helen Mirren, Jason Winer

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Irresponsible charmer Arthur Bach (Russell Brand) has always relied on two things to get by: his limitless fortune and the good sense of lifelong nanny Hobson (Helen Mirren) to keep him out of trouble. Now he faces his biggest challenge - choosing between an arranged marriage that will ensure his lavish lifestyle or an uncertain future with the one thing money can't buy, Naomi (Greta Gerwig), the only woman he has ever loved. With Naomi's inspiration and some unconventional help from Hobson, Arthur will take the most expensive risk of his life and finally learn what it means to become a man, in this re-imagining of the classic romantic comedy Arthur.

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Film comedy romance playboy inheritance wastrel love romance money wealth alcohol remake

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Russell Brand .... Arthur
Helen Mirren .... Hobson
Greta Gerwig .... Naomi
Jennifer Garner .... Susan
Geraldine James .... Vivienne
Luis Guzmán .... Bitterman
Nick Nolte .... Burt Johnson
Christina Calph .... Tiffany
Murphy Guyer .... Officer Kaplan
Peter Van Wagner .... Naomi's Dad
Tuffy Questell .... Tito
Leslie Hendrix .... Alice Johnson
George Feaster... James
Steve Gordon .... Storywriter
Peter Baynham .... Screenwriter
Jason Winer .... Director

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Theatrical report

I'm going to give Mr Brand some slack in this review as it seems he has been drilled by critics for his recent remake of 1981 Dudley Moore film Arthur. Now I've not seen the original which therefore allows me to appreciate this contemporary remake slightly more as I have nothing to compare it to, but it is common sense that a remake is never as good as the original, which is why I'm now quite interested to see the Dudley Moore version and can understand the flack over the Russell Brand version. But that being said I'm still going to play nice, (a) because I'm a big fan of the funny and very good-looking Englishman, Russell Brand and, (b) because I think it is common sense that this film is not going to be high art. A rich boy who has always had too much money, is highly irresponsible and reckless, yet charming and very lovable: of course he has family issues being brought up by his loyal yet cheeky butler, being destined to an arranged marriage with a snob who wants to take over his mother's billion dollar equity - and yet he falls in love with the average girl who does illegal tours around the city for a living and has dreams of being a children's author...

Yes, it is a chick flick, highly predictable, yes Brand plays himself so there is no Oscar award material involved but if you just fancy a laugh and a feel-good film and don't mind knowing that you know how it is going to end then it is a perfectly reasonable film. if nothing else, girls will enjoy it just for the perve fest, although I must say that Russell was looking slightly Michael Jackson in this film, with that circus coat and clean shaven face: not the best I've seen him.

Arthur has the usual feel-good chick-flick ending, some funny scenes, a very ditzy role for Jennifer Garner, a great performance by Helen Mirren and, well, exactly what you expect from Russell Brand. He is the newer, younger, better-looking English version of Adam Sandler and let's admit we love to watch them because they are comedians and they are an equity in themselves. That's what we pay to see, them playing themselves.

Girls, you might like it on the big screen on Cheap Tuesday; guys, unless your a Brand fan then wait until it is on DVD.

The comedy, romance movie Arthur is directed by Jason Winer and stars Russell Brand, Jennifer Garner, Helen Mirren.