Cracks takes us on a trip into the life of a elite British boarding school in the 30's, and it's got a story. Sadly not every story worth telling, makes a good movie. It's interesting enough to watch the interactions between the different characters, but it never elevates into a story screaming to be heard or told.
Eva Green, Juno Temple and María Valverde plays the three leads well. The favorite teacher, the diving team captain and leader amongst the students, and the new girl shifting the balances. The all girl school and all female cast makes for a story told without the usual romantic elements always finding their way into such stories, but it also leaves room to focus well on the way girls take each other on in the power struggles within a school, class or team.
I'm probably better of for listening to the story, but it doesn't change the fact I was bored several times during it. It's not enough of a story, enough nerve or enough connections and/or collisions to make the movie really good.
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