birgit_schuette
I absolutely loved this. The hangover meets black comedy - love the deadpan esp when the Aussie shows up. Carry on. Joy if you love comedy horror
tbrowna
This series shows some promise at the outset but it's undermined by a lack of credibility; almost all of the decisions taken are completely ludicrous. Granted it's a stag weekend and granted it's a group that doesn't know each other as well as is made out at the start but this is a group that is ostensibly educated/intelligent - why they decide to continually split up and head to the forest, never use their phones is beyond me. It's full of obvious flaws, how does Cosmo's broken foot heal so quickly, how do they all sober up from drugs/full bottle of wine so instantaneously, Mexican's demise is idiotic - I won't even go into the technical inaccuracies (7.62mm would easily pierce a car door as just one example. I can grant a bit of artistic license but the series doesn't show enough comedy, horror or suspense to excuse the completely idiotic decisions that are taken throughout; this leaves the plot lacking realism and credibility despite a pretty good performance from Jim Howick. Overall: plot incoherent; camera work laughable; acting mixed.
will_phill
I watched this with an open mind, I really did, but even after 10 minutes I could see how poorly written this was not funny (at all) and dull/unoriginal. With so much 'banter' in the dialogue, its as if the writers have never been out/engaged in any banter whatsoever. Just moment after moment of lot hoes and stupidity. E.g after the 1st death of one of their friends, it takes about 5 minutes before they forget and are singing/having a good time again, and then they seem surprised/shocked when something else happens. Ridiculous. This is beneath the BBC. Id probably not have left a review at all had it been on ITV!
ewan_carmichael
If you imagine a Christopher Brookmyre novel, one of the crazy ones, dramatised by the League of Gentlemen, then are somewhere close to Stag. A bit larger than life in places, and there are a few parts of the plot where things don't quite stack up.Smart, stylish, quirky and enjoyable. Not a comedy in the conventional sense. Not your usual horror, or crime programme, or drama either.Some great characterisation. Some of the truly unlikable people change in your estimation as the series progresses. And the ending was a big surprise.Well worth a watch.
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