terrible... so disappointed.

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

I really cannot understand why people watch this programme. My mum likes to watch it and when its on I can't leave the room quick enough!It follows a bunch of spoiled,nasty vile creatures the type of people you would try to avoid in real life, otherwise known as the ladettes.See this is where I feel lies the first problem, the main subject of the programme ( the ladettes) are so horrific and thoroughly annoying that I don't wanna waste any time watching their antics. Its kinda like being at a party and there's always one douchebag show off person and because they are so desperate for attention and irratiting, you try your best to avoid them the whole night. The second problem is if we as viewers are instead supposed to take the stance of disliking the ladettes then presumably we are supposed to like the teachers, well they too are unlikeable.They all come across as a self important and pretentious. Another thing (maybe its just me , i don't know) is that the episodes when there is a ball or dinner going on and the ladettes have to impress the gentlemen, i find those episodes really awkward and idea of it quite disrespectful. I know that the teachers are trying to turn the ladettes into ladies but the teachers make sure the ladettes do everything perfect to impress the men , it seems slightly sexist to me. At some points in these episodes the men aren't even on their best behaviour and they hardly even try to be gentlemen like. Its like one rule for one type and a different rule for another. Sometimes the ladettes get upset/cry during the dinner/ball episodes and it's probably because the teachers have tried to change the ladettes so much, even though i dislike the ladettes its not exactly the most light entertaining spectacle to watch. I also dislike how the teachers make sure all the ladettes are wearing perfect lady like clothing with not a piece out of place, just all this effort so the ladette can impress some snooty rich type who lives off his daddys money. It feels like the ladettes are made into just objects who stand and try and look pretty. Thinly veiled sexism is what i see. But that might just be my take on it. But overall this programme will only infuriate you,make you feel uncomfortable or result in a loss of I.Q, don't bother watching it.

The idea of a reality TV show based on an old fashioned finishing school is promising. But this show completely fails to live up to the "lady" end of the idea. The teachers thoroughly fail to live up to my idea of a lady. They raise their voices most of the time. They put little effort into their appearance aside from such distasteful things as enough fake suntan as to turn orange, bleached hair, etc. They go so far as to accuse the girls of being "professional" (I leave you to figure THAT out). All in all I enjoyed the background music and the idea. But the teachers and general execution of this show leave a lot to be desired. I can't see anyone actually becoming a "lady" under the direction of those women.

I ignored the first few episodes of this series - mainly put off by the strange title! When I accidentally clicked on to the pay TV channel it is run on, I started watching out of curiosity - and was hooked. What a motley crew of girls these people have chosen for the show! I have the impression that very few of them have any wish to improve themselves one iota - and are just in it for what they can get. Regardless of this, it is compulsive viewing - I will stay with it to the end in the hope that at least one of them shows some improvement in appearance and behaviour. Having said that, I wouldn't wish to change it - there is a lot of humour and a fair bit of insight into human behaviour in the show. Probably the most interesting is to see the impossible goals set by the ladies who run the "finishing school" - they obviously are living in another era - and seem determined to transform the girls into some sort of throwback to the 1950s. I look forward to finding how it all turned out

As I write this, we're waiting in anticipation of the final episode to screen on Pay TV in Australia. Everyone we know who has seen this show makes comment that, in terms of reality TV, this is exactly the right mix of humor, challenge, personality and reality.As the name suggests, a number of "ladettes" are challenged to become "ladies" and go through a weekly elimination to stay with the program.You'll get to see the practical challenges the ladettes (girls) face as they are molded into ladies by the staff of the finishing school, and at times, they certainly have their work cut out for them.No spoilers, no hints -- just watch this if you get the opportunity. None funnier !