The History Boys: 8.5 out of 10.
"The History Boys" flew under the radar, so it's quite possible you've never heard of this British film about boys trying to get into Oxford and Cambridge. It's my job to tell you it's awesome. It's funny, different, well acted and fulfilling.
Whenever I see Richard Griffiths I think about his role in "Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear". I'm sure he'd cringe if he knew that's the role I remember him in. He's amazing in "The History Boys" as Hector and he gets to deliver most excellent lines of dialogue, like this:
The best moments in reading are when you come across something - a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things - that you'd thought special, particular to you. And here it is, set down by someone else, a person you've never met, maybe even someone long dead. And it's as if a hand has come out, and taken yours.
