Chalet Girl

  • 12
  • Phil Traill (2010)
  • UK / Ger / Austria
  • 92 min
Chalet Girl
Film Review
Reviewed By
3 out of 5

The class barrier appears to block the path of true love (though it's more of a slippery slope) in this Alpine-set British comedy. Following eye-catching turns in Cemetery Junction and TV's Northanger Abbey, Felicity Jones makes a winning heroine as Kim, the working-class Cinderella tending to a well-to-do family at a jet-set resort while learning to snowboard. Her aim is to bag a cash prize in an upcoming competition and save widowed dad Bill Bailey from total despair. It's a formulaic yarn from first-time film-maker Phil Traill, with the central romance suffering because the object of Kim's affection - rich boy Jonny (played by Gossip Girl's Ed Westwick) - seems more in love with himself than anyone else. The compelling journey here is the personal one that Kim takes as she battles fear and insecurity to realise a sporting ambition. Her friendship with Tamsin Egerton (posh totty Chelsea in the St Trinian's films) is also fun to watch, not least because Egerton can be simultaneously snotty, hilarious and endearing. Chalet Girl won't melt your heart, but it at least leaves a warm glow.

Plot Summary

A 19-year-old skateboarding champion gives up the sport as she struggles to support herself and her father. She gets a job working in a ski resort, where she feels out of her comfort zone in high society and is attracted to her boss's elusive son. She puts her old skills to good use competing in a prestigious snowboarding competition. Comedy, with Felicity Jones, Ed Westwick and Bill Nighy.

Cast and crew

Cast

Kim
Felicity Jones
Jonny
Ed Westwick
Richard
Bill Nighy
Caroline
Brooke Shields
Georgie
Tamsin Egerton
Bill
Bill Bailey
Chloe
Sophia Bush
Bernhard
Gregor Bloeb

Crew

Director
Phil Traill

Other Information

Language: 
English
Colour
Theatrical distributor: 
Momentum Pictures
Guidance: 
Swearing and sexual references.
Available on DVD and BluRay
Released 11 Mar 2011
Certificate 12
Categories
Comedy

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