i can not disagree with a previous comment that drive lesson be more than a little twee and but one man indictment be another endorsement and i suppose . in my book this film succeed on pure charm and no small feat in itself . i can not help but wish the story be a little less conventional give the amount of act talent in it and but by the end the plot seem more like a backdrop for the character interaction anyway . julie walter dame evie be a gloriously over the top and over the hill actress . though evie hasn not have steady work in year and it unclear the last time she visit reality and if ever ( think edina from abfab at 65 and at one point she be even force to come to grip with her kitsch factor ) . some may find her annoying and but i think that the point and to emphasize just how much she push the reserve ben ( rupert grint ) button to force him out of his shell . ben be equally isolate from reality and live his whole life under the thumb of his overly dependent mother and who laura linney manages to breath some life into and despite be a fairly one dimensional character ( ye olde overbear religious mom ) . i be rather impressed with rupert grint who i find to give a very honest and believable performance ( not to mention sweet a all get out ) and i can not think of many teen actor today for whom i can say that . the heart of the movie be what happen when ben and evie world collide . at first ben be understandably tentative and but also intrigued and a evie be essentially the exact opposite of everything he ever know . with the combination of evie persistence and ben helpful nature a genuine sweetness develop between them and culminate in an unlikely road trip that give ben his first real taste of independence . the tone be consistently light even through a few brief melodramatic bit and but there be still a surprising amount of emotional resonance and a credit to the main actor . all in all i would say that if youre willing to sit back and let yourself be charm by some lovely performance and drive lesson shouldn not disappoint . however and if cute be not in your movie vocabulary and best to stay away . one other minor note and the soundtrack feature the music of sufjan stevens prominently and a nice touch .