I wish that the Harry Potter franchise had even half the energy and youthful confusion on display in this boarding school film.  The directorial debut of Jordan Scott (yes, daughter of Ridley) proving that a flair for memorable visuals may just be a genetic trait.

After following a similar path as her father and (and her more freneticly inclined uncle Tony, who along with his brother is a producer on the film), by way of directing videos and commercials in the UK. The title, Cracks comes pregnant with meaning and comfortably easy to digest narrative that is not without a few surprises.  Whether you go with the vulgar interpretation of adult and sexual awaking of young girls (with all the wild and nubile young flesh on frolicking around on display, this is going to be a favorite for the pervy-types) or the more polite inference to the initial crumblings of the status quo for an institution that looks, by its imposing architecture and stern faced matrons, to be timeless, or even perhaps the British slang for 'a joke.' I'm sure Ms. Scott was aiming for all three, which collectivelly give even the most casual filmgoer a number of things to nibble on while the story sashays around and through various expectations and cliches.