Arthur

A modern day remake of the 1981 film by the same name, Arthur tells the tale of the poor little rich kid, who is given an ultimatum by his cold-hearted mother. Marry a girl he doesn’t love or lose all his wealth. Oh, and just to add to the pressure, he conveniently bumps into another girl, the girl of his dreams, at the same time.

Oh what to do?

Well, first you should probably get a builder in, to fix up some of the massive plot holes.

Arthur’s relationships with just about every other character make no sense.

His mum – successful business lady who takes no sh*t.
Why would she wait so long to sort Arthur out? Why wouldn’t she cut off his money years ago? Why would she think marriage would be the answer to all her issues with him? Wouldn’t something like “Give up drink or the money” have made a lot more sense?

His nanny – kind hearted, sensible, wants Arthur to turn out well.
How the hell did she raise him so wrong? She’s basically been his mum since he was a baby, so what the hell went wrong? And why wasn’t she fired years and years ago when Arthur clearly showed he was out of control?

His driver – idiot.
Nuff said? You’re a multi-billionaire, do you really hire an idiot to look after your only heir?

His wife to be – daughter of a self-made millionaire.
Why would she want to marry Arthur? Money, yes, but the film suggests she’s more interested in his name. What name? The only reputation he has is as a drunk who sleeps with anything that moves. Also, why does Arthur reject her so much? He sleeps with anything that moves. Just seems like a big change from that to the guy who’s holding out for his true love to come along.

Arthur – likable little billionaire puppy.
. . . but he’s not really likable. He’s in a position where he could do great things, but just pisses it all away. That’s kinda annoying.

That said, Arthur’s not really that bad a film. It does have some funny lines and amusing scenes.

But, like Arthur, it could have been more.