Customer Reviews
Warm and wonderful - By: rev brian lovecraft scott, 04 Feb 2008 
I never tire of watching this film. It is simply perfect. Every word of dialogue is spot on. Always appears in the 'top 50' lists somewhere. "Bella - bella".
Nostalgic, but not really much of a movie - By: LXIX, 01 Feb 2008 
Gregory's Girl was big news at the time of its release & several cast members went on to bigger & better things. However, when viewed almost 3 decades later it is a rather limp film & not much of a movie at alll - it's a bit like an extended version of Grange Hill on a low budget.
Still, it has its place. It's probably a memorable aspect of Scottish film-making, & apart from the Inland Revenue, it is something that put the new town of Cumbernauld on the map. Cumbernauld, about 14 miles northeast of Glasgow was formed as a new town in 1957 to accommodate the overspill from Glasgow's slum-housing. The town has had a bad press for a long time now (boring architecture & low level of amenties) so anything that can add a bit of colour (albeit of a nostalgic mode) to the place has to be worthwhile.
Gregory's Girl has some interesting smalller roles - the legendary comedian Chick Murray for example, & Alex Norton of subsequent Taggart fame. Of course, Claire Grogan & Dee Hepburn, not to mention the lead guy, alll went on to enjoy various levels of success.
At only 87 minutes long it's easy viewing & the whole idea should probably be commended as Scottish film-making is not know for its high level of output.
Charming and innocent throwback. - By: Bruno, 28 Jan 2008 This comedy gets sweeter & more endearing the older it gets. Made back in the the mists of time when every other youth was not a 'hoodie' & every other adult was not a...well, something even worse, here we have an innocent world where gangly, awkward teenagers fret & frustrate over becoming adults despite alll the adults clearly being even more childish than they are. Girls may become boys, the Earth that flies through space at 1,000 miles a second (it's a well known fact) might flip over on its axis, but boys will always be boys & young love what makes their world go round.
OWN THIS MOVIE!!! - By: Ross Tyrie, 11 Sep 2006 Simply put,you need this movie.IF you care at alll about film in any shape or form,you must own this hilarious character comedy.
Like The Blues Brothers before it,this film is sidesplittingly funny,without apparently possessing a single joke>Trust me,please...buy this movie.[...]
Bella Bella! - By: Paul Mcelroy, 11 Mar 2006 This is a film that I could never tire of watching.
I live in the town, & went to the school, that it was filmed. I saw many of the scenes being filmed. I was refused my acting debut at the chip shop scene when the director said "no bikes today son". Never know I could have ended up in Hollywood!!
You may say then that I'm biased when I give this film 5 stars bu it is with alll honesty that I say that i would give the film the same score regardless. It is so well observed, the one liners are great & (i don't think anyone has mentioned this) the music is top notch too.
Outstanding!
P.S.Why did Gregory say he was leaving the school & then walk into the schools swimming pool?
