For the most part, I've been a fan of Danny Boyle's works since Shallow Grave. Thus it is with much regret that I have to say that he's manage to replace The Beach as his most inferior work. Gratned, Vaccuming was a made for TV movie, so in that way he's excuse for not putting his best foot forward here, but this movie could have stood to use a hell of a lot more polish.
The film's problem is that it's too rushed and frantic. There's a lot of plot points that could have used a little embellishment, but instead we're made to sit through an hour and fifteen minutes of Timothy Spall mumbling his lines at full volume. Spall does a good job with his character, but his character is so over the top that it's a bit much to handle at times.
There are a few moments of brilliance though, such as when one character manages to find himself wearing nothing but a speedo and cat ears with various noteworthy photographs pasted to his body. And then of course there's what Danny does best, namely give you a moment of hilarity and then dash it with moment of harsh reality.
It's an alright movie if you're a die hard fan of British comedy or Danny Boyle's works (and I do emphasize die hard) but I'm not even sure it's worth paying four bucks to see at Blockbuster. If you must see it, get it from the library, use a free rental if you have one or throw it in your Blockbuster/Netflix queue so you don't think to yourself, "I paid four bucks for this?"
The film's problem is that it's too rushed and frantic. There's a lot of plot points that could have used a little embellishment, but instead we're made to sit through an hour and fifteen minutes of Timothy Spall mumbling his lines at full volume. Spall does a good job with his character, but his character is so over the top that it's a bit much to handle at times.
There are a few moments of brilliance though, such as when one character manages to find himself wearing nothing but a speedo and cat ears with various noteworthy photographs pasted to his body. And then of course there's what Danny does best, namely give you a moment of hilarity and then dash it with moment of harsh reality.
It's an alright movie if you're a die hard fan of British comedy or Danny Boyle's works (and I do emphasize die hard) but I'm not even sure it's worth paying four bucks to see at Blockbuster. If you must see it, get it from the library, use a free rental if you have one or throw it in your Blockbuster/Netflix queue so you don't think to yourself, "I paid four bucks for this?"