harrybbb
I'm not that big a fan of the original BE show. The first season I love, the second is okay and the third is down right terrible. But of course theres a movie. Now I had very, VERY low expectations before going into the movie and Im not disappointed at all because it was as mediocre as I thought it would be.
While the acting is fine, the directing fine and the editing and music is much better than the show and the main characters are better written in this movie than season two or three. Those are the only positives I can give this movie.
The movie didnt have any funny or original moments or jokes and was very perdictable. The main characters like Alfie and Joe are better in this movie than the show, this movie introduces many new side characters that completely ruin alot of scenes. Like Joe's mum. Yes, shes meant to be unlikable but she just ruined every scene she was in and was just so boring and painful to watch.
There are many forgettable scenes in this film and all the scenes are really predictable and unfunny. Ive seen this films scenes and jokes so many times in other mediocre comedy movies.
The story has been used alot in other tv shows and movies and as I've said does nothing new or original.
None of the music is memorable but is less annoying and repetative than it was in the original show.
So basically while it is edited, directed and acted well enough the rest of the film is just plain bad.
Unfunny, predictable, boring and badly written film. I do not recommend.
graham_watkins
Why do people make films like this? I am a fan of Jack Whitehall in small doses, but 90 minutes? No. I actually only watched the first 15 minutes, then turned it off, it was that predictable and terrible. It was possibly one of the worst films I thankfully didn't watch. I guessed it was about an mis-stood teacher who has an amazing connection with his students and gets them to over perform, like that film with Robin Williams and Matt Damon, only without the talent, quality acting or screen writing. What was that film called? It was way better. I am now watching The Intern with Anne Hathaway and Robert De Nero, and I'm over 15 minutes in and I have no plans to turn it off. Do yourself a favour watch something else, anything else. In fact watch Jack on TV, but not his stand up or his TV show, just watch when he's a guest.
Alanjackd
Walked out after 50 minutes...could not stand any more of this muck. I hope it isn't shown outside Britain , it would make all the good work British movies have done a waste of time.Not even funny enough to be juvenile.Tries so hard to be in bad taste but is not anywhere clever enough to attempt it.Not 1 redeeming moment here. What on earth Harry Enfield thinks he's doing in this kind of rubbish is beyond me..he must be skint.Jack Whiteall is about as funny and talented as a dose of earache. Only the second movie I have ever walked out on in over 40 years..the other being Hot Tub Time Machine2.IF i could I would give it a 0.To make things worse there was a few morons laughing at this.Very angry on leaving the cinema..cannot find enough bad things to say about this drivel so end.
stly999
Waste of the ticket money. Stay home and watch the TV instead. The opening sequence based in Amsterdam at Anne Frank's house was in very poor taste (would have scored it 3 otherwise) and I have no idea why the writers wanted to try to make funny something so serious and tragic for the child concerned. The usual boring old-fashioned type British 'comedy' where a few well known faces are included (waste of Harry Enfield's talent)to encourage people to come and see it. Reminded me at times of a poor version of what was at the time a good film 'To Sir With Love'(helped along immensely by Lulu singing the theme tune). Too many stereotypes (Battleaxe woman, fat kid, tough pupil who knows it all and done it all or perhaps has not, teacher who fluctuates from gross behaviour to soppiness). Just rubbish.
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