简介：Strangetothinkthat20orsoyearsagoBillForsythwasoneoftherisingstardirectorsofBritishcinema.Hisbreakthroughfilm,the1981filmGregory'sGirl,wasabeguilingviewofateenagelove,bolsteredbyamemorabledebutbyJohnGordon-SinclairastheeponymousGreg,agawky,awkwardpupilatabigScottishhighschool.Forsyth'sfallenofthemapoflate--hisbig-budgetforay,BeingHumanbombedmassively--allofwhichmakesthissequeltoGregory'sGirlallthemoreunderstandable.Thankfully,whatmightseemlikearathercynicalexerciseinmilkingasure-firehitformulahasproducedagentlycomicfilm.TurningouttobeoneofForsyth'smostambitiousandsatisfyingmovies,Gregory'sTwoGirlscatchesupwithGregafteralltheseyears.Stillasawkwardasever,he'steachingEnglishintheschoolheattendedasateenager,wherehe'sgiventofantasisingaboutoneofhispupils,theself-assuredFrancis,whileturningdowntheardentadvancesoffellowteacherBel.Caughtbetweenthesetwowomen,Gregisembroiledinaspotofindustrialespionage,exposingaracketintortureequipmentwhichhisoldschoolfriend,localbusinessmanRowanisinvolvedin. LikethebestofForsyth'swork,anairofsweetmelancholyhangsoverthefilm.Forallitsinspiredcomicmoments,Forsyth'sfilmisapoignantexplorationofthesenseoffailureGregfeelsforstandingstillwhilethosearoundhimaremovingon.Bytheend,asGreg'scomesoutofhisshellandengagesfullywiththeworldaroundhim,thefilmbecomesastudyinrenewalandsecondchances.--EdwardLawrenson…