Calendar Girls

Year: 2003
Director: Nigel Cole
Starring: Helen Mirren, Julie Walters, John Alderton

Synopsis:

Calendar Girls is about a women's club in Yorkshire. When the husband of one of the ladies dies from leukemia, they decide to create an alternative calendar in order to raise money for Leukemia research. They decide to pose nude for the calendar, hoping to sell a few hundred copies. However, the calendar becomes a worldwide sensation, pushing the women into the international spotlight. Based on a true story.

Review:

Though this movie would probably be considered a chick flick, I kind of liked it. It isn't quite a comedy, but there is enough humor to keep it light. Helen Mirren is great in her role, talking various members of the club into posing nude. Despite the subject of the movie, there is really very little nudity, with the women being nude, but tastefully covered for their photos. I thought it was a cute movie, not too heavy, and not too light.

My Rating:
7/10