Sixteen-year-old Poppy (Emma Roberts, Nancy Drew) is a self-obsessed, incorrigible brat who lives a pampered life in her L.A. world. Though she’s handed credit cards with unlimited balances and surrounded by countless hangers on, Poppy can’t escape the mounting frustration she feels with her family situation. And she makes sure that everyone knows it. After an over-the-top prank pushes her father (Aidan Quinn) one step too far, Poppy is shipped off to an English boarding school. Finding herself in a foreign world of early curfews, stern matrons and mandatory lacrosse, the American princess has finally met her match: a school of British girls who won’t tolerate her spoiled ways. Under the watchful eye of the school’s headmistress (Natasha Richardson) and surrounded by a new circle of friends, Poppy begrudgingly realizes her bad-girl behavior will only get her so far. But just because she must grow into a fine young lady doesn’t mean this Wild Child won’t be spending every waking hour shaking up a very proper system…
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"it's been a long time since a film provoked so many emotions from me"
As the credits rolled, I sat in my seat feeling very surprised; surprised at how much I loved this film! There I was, thinking we were about to watch a mediocre teen flick, showing off Julia Roberts' young niece (Emma Roberts). Instead I got everything from; love triangles, abandonment, friendship, recklessness, brilliant acting...and an amazing wardrobe!
It's been a long time since a film provoked so many emotions from me. I gasped, laughed out loud and even welled up at the end, where an overly sentimental ending could've easily ruined the magic built up in the previous 100 minutes - but somehow the (relatively unknown) director Nick Moore and the cast managed to make it work.
Having been to a boarding school similar to Abbey Mount I was excited and pleased to see how spot on they were with our public school antics - from tight french braids, squabbling over the one boy in sight to the horrible cooked dinners and hierarchy formalities. Poppy's journey to find herself is a lot of fun and I think teenagers across the globe will all be quoting her for years to come.
All together now "WHO ARE WE" !?
