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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
...Or Maybe Not, 2 Aug 2002
By A Customer
I missed this film first time around as I was out of the country. Unfortunately, when it appeared in my local video store, I was not. Several of Britain's Most Celebrated Actors and Actresses make cameos here, most notably Rowan Atkinson, Dawn French, and Emma Thompson. This, along with the basic synopsis, contrives to become a publicist's dream. Which is just aswell, given the utter bobbins that lies behind it.Joely Richardson and Hugh Laurie 'star' as a married couple who, guess what, appear to have the perfect life. Great home, media-friendly jobs, and a nice little line in CuteTalk TM. Oh, and a dog. But - and feel free to stop me if you've heard this one before - something's missing. Yes, the patter of tiny feet. Cue lots of 'hilarious' japes, including several jokes that sound as though they have come straight from a gynaecologist's Christmas party, plenty of 'comical' high-speed chases through scenic London (this being Film Version London, where everyone drinks Skinny Lattes and takes walks through leafy parks wearing Laura Ashley), and incase you missed it the first time around (1989, anyone?) an almost word-for-word replay of Mr Elton's sperm sketch. Laugh? Can anyone recommend a good stain remover? etc etc As if this depressing dirge was not bad enough, Hugh Laurie and Joely Richardson deliver their lines with about as much passion as the contents of your average Ikea. There is no chemistry between them and the seemingly down-to-earth Joely is unconvincing as a woman undergoing the range of emotions one would expect from such a difficult situation. The numerous sex scenes are ludicrous, and while the very nature of the story requires the act to be robotic, there is little or no glimpse of any personality or passion, either in or out of the bedroom, that might have attracted this unlikely pair to one another in the first place. Bland, painful, and pathetically constructed, this crass and heavy-handed attempt at a film falls flat on its much-injected arse...
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