Lee Eisenberg Anyone who knows about Eddie Izzard probably knows that he does a lot of skits in drag. So, his role in "All the Queen's Men" is perfect for him. He plays a man leading a platoon (along with Matt LeBlanc) into Nazi Germany to get information about the Enigma machine. The only thing is, this platoon has to be in drag the whole time, since the factory is run by women.The movie was apparently poorly received by both critics and audiences. I, for one, found it to be a very funny movie, and didn't see anything bad about it. Seriously, you gotta at least check "All the Queen's Men" out before making a decision based on what other people have said. I think that you will actually like it. Really funny.

adiradathel After all the bashing it received elsewhere, I'd like to join the majority here saying this is a vastly underrated flick. It's a WW-II-comedy in "Some-like-it-hot-"drag, tinted by a touch of tragedy.Though LeBlanc is not that convincing, the self-finding of the young decoder and the love story of Eddie Izzard are deeply emotional and worthwhile throughout. Beautiful Krebitz' character is one of the witty girls often found in war-times Germany, though her banter is toned down in speed to let even Austrians understand the meaning of her lines.Great cast, good story with only minor plot holes (yes, you should watch it till it's over) and some really funny gags. Good blend of war drama and comedy.

bob the moo During World War II, Germany's factories are mostly run by women. Seeking to steal the vital Enigma device, British Officer Aitkin draws together an unlikely team of men to go behind enemy lines, infiltrate the factory posing as staff and steal the device before their extraction. Of course this means them dressing as women – an aspect of the mission that only goes down well with female impersonator Tony. Made of sterner stuff, O'Rourke is not so impressed but agrees to lead the "men" into action anyway.I was aware that the general consensus of opinion was that this film is no good, but I was sufficiently intrigued by the title and the cast to give it a go. Although mob rule is never a good thing, it must be said that the majority have called it because this is a film that I found impossible to locate any value within. Part of the reason must be the writing because it is so very uneven in its tone that I was never sure if it was trying to be hilarious, dramatic or otherwise. In a way I think it was trying to be a mix but it roundly failed to deliver on almost all fronts. It isn't funny at all and the rare attempt at a joke fall flat most times. The actual plot is a total drag (sorry, I'm so sorry) and I was bored to tears by it long before the end. The lack of laughs brings the plot even more to the fore and the writers seem to have tried to make a serious story somewhere in there but it doesn't work at all and it is far too silly to be cared about. Ruzowitzky's direction doesn't help because it can't produce any laughs even with the jokes and visually the film looks too serious to do the job as a comedy.The cast can do nothing to improve the situation and the fact that none of them have anything to do. LeBlanc is terrible; miscast and unable to act he is lost in the midst of this film. He isn't funny or able enough to carry material this weak. Izzard is a very funny guy but he is terrible in this mainly because he is given nothing to do of any value. He dresses as a woman of course but that is not enough to do anything. Cosmo is quite embarrassingly poor and Birkin is no better. Fox ticks his cliché box yet again with a British officer but surely he could have found something better than this to do it in.Overall a roundly poor film that lacks laughs, dramatics or interest. The tone of the film is badly mixed and it doesn't work at all, not helped by Ruzowitzky's inability to do anything with the look, feel or material. The cast are mostly all at sea and it is hard to stop feeling embarrassed for them all. A poor film that is not worth seeing for any reason.

Mark Hale Despite being technically proficient and featuring some good performances (notably from comic actor Eddie Izzard) this film is a dud. Why? Because the writer and director couldn't decide whether they were making a comedy or a drama.The amusingly contrived tank chase at the beginning of the film should have set the scene for a moderately black comedy, but somewhere along the way someone decided that the reality of war should be portrayed. With Matt LeBlanc playing THE MOST UNCONVINCING CROSS DRESSER IN THE HISTORY OF CINEMA? What were they thinking?You can hear the gears clashing as scene-by-scene, we are jolted from half-baked comedy to unconvincing sentimentality. The final unconvincing, violent and desperate scenes where the team of crack drag commandos hijack a plane to get out of Germany set the seal on this straight-to-video nasty.