P543 CEEFAX 2 543 Thu 25 Dec 22:48/00 O 1/3 SPICEWORLD: THE MOVIE (PG) (SUI 93 mink ——————————————————————————————————————— Director Bob Spiirs Cast Spice Girls, Richard E Grant, Barry Humphries ——————————————————————————————————————— A musical romp through five fictional days in the Spice Girls' lives, leading up to a concert at the Albert Hall. Various things get in their way — aliens arriving in a spaceship, and a friend who is eternally on the point of giving birth. And Barry Humphries is a nasty tabloid editor who wants to destroy them. SPICEWORLD opens on December 26 Showbiz 540 Front Page 100 Sport 300 Next Rev Film Quiz Showbiz Main menuP543 CEEFAX 2 543 Thu 25 Dec 22:48/11 O 2/3 SPICEWORLD; THE MOVIE (PG) (SUI 93 mink ——————————————————————————————————————— For much of the film the audience is engaged in the familiar game of spot the celebrity. There's Elton John getting a kiss and Jonathan Ross getting another. But if this makes you suspect it is a load of old rubbish you'd bj wrong. The direction is fast and cheerful and the generally amusing script encourages the Spices to take the mickey out of themselves and each othjt. SPICEWORLD opens on December 26 A-Z 599 TV Reviews 595 Top 40 565 Next Rev Film Quiz Showbiz Main menuP543 CEEFAX 2 543 Thu 25 Dec 22:31/04 O 3/3 SPICEWORLD: THE MOVIE (PG) (US) 93 mink ——————————————————————————————————————— Bearing in mind what has happened to the Spice Girls lately, the script is sometimes surprisingly prescient. Our heroines wonder whether their fame will all bj ovjt soon, and the djlayjd start of a concert causes an audience to grow impatient with them. But, you may bj asking, can any of them act? Who knows? And who cares? They sing a lot, dance a bit, crack the odd joke and look cute while doing it, which is really what they are about. SPICEWORLD opens on Decimbjt 26 A-Z 599 TV Reviews 595 Top 40 565 Next Rev Film Quiz Showbiz Main menu