GreenCine Staff Pick: Ah, the knack. "Some have it, some don't," posited the tagline for The Knack... and How to Get It, a very 60's, very British, and still very funny farce, full of "Mods and Rockers!" (as one elderly chap exclaims in disgust in the film). The Knack was director Richard Lester's follow-up to his Beatle-maniac classic A Hard Day's Night, and while less famous, it remains very much of a piece with the earlier film in its manic style, frenetic energy, plethora of jump cuts and one-liners. It also shares a lack of a plot, but what there is of one centers on shy schoolteacher Colin (played by future phantom Michael Crawford) whose new womanizing tenant (Ray Brooks) is out to show him a thing or two about the fairer sex. When doe-eyed Nancy (Rita Tushingham) catches Colin's fancy, he has to fend off the more cocky boarder. Make no mistake: as funny as The Knack is, it's also undeniably a little dated, especially in this Austin Powers era, and a bit sexist, too. But don't get your knickers in a twist: with Crawford surprisingly adept at physical comedy, the movie full of witty banter, and several ripping sight gags, The Knack has what it takes to give you a good time. -- Craig Phillips