Based on the debut novel by Martin Amis, the film follows 19-year-old Charles Highway (Dexter Fletcher) as he prepares for his Oxford entrance exams. Charles is obsessed with seduction, but rather than using charm, he relies on a meticulously organized computer database of "research files" on every woman he targets.
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: The film features a "hoot" of a supporting performance by Jonathan Pryce as Charles's eccentric brother-in-law, along with early appearances by Michael Gambon and Jared Harris. The Legacy
: The film is frequently compared to Ferris Bueller’s Day Off due to Charles constantly breaking the fourth wall to address the audience.