An Education: * * 1/2

A user reviewer on metacritic said the following about An Education:

"If the movie had been about 1 minute shorter, stopping immediately after the scene where she asked her former English teacher for help, I would have rated it more highly. The last minute wraps things up too quickly, neatly and simply, making sure we know everything turns out all right. A typical ending for an American script, not a good European one."

I couldn't agree more. I thought the film hurried through the finish, leaving a rather predictable close to the coming-of-age drama. Although the performances were great, I didn't love the script and didn't feel as if the characters really earned what was given them. Example, the English teacher at the end taking Jenny back to study for her A-levels. Seemed a bit too easy.

Becka says 2.5 stars as well.