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Festival Reviews

2005

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Every year, thousands of wannabe's, has-beens and never-will-be's descend on Scotland for the Edinburgh festival. Away from the more commercial side of the festival - where comedians you've actually heard of will be competing for awards - the Edinburgh Fringe is the section of the festival where unknowns will be staging obscure .. Read more

Starring	Stephen Mangan, Daniela Nardini, Amelia Bullmore, Raquel Cassidy
Director	Annie Griffin
Genres	Audio Descriptive, Comedy

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- On the back of her acclaimed Channel 4 series âThe Book Clubâ, expectations were high for writer-director Annie... read more on Time Out
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  Festival
  
  Rubbish? No. Terrible? No. Godawful? Not strong enough. I am in an odd position, I'm almost at a loss for the words to encompass just how jaw-slackeningly ... read more »
  
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  - 20 Aug 2005 at 20:39
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  Judging by the comments it's clearly a divisive film; I was a big fan
  
  I think many of the comments about this film are unfair. I suppose I have two major influences that would probably make me like this more than some: I am a huge... read more »
  
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  - 13 Feb 2012 at 19:12
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  Watchable, but not brilliant
  
  I love the work of Stephen Mangan and Chris O'Dowd so this seemed perfect for me. I'm glad I watched it, I wanted to see it through to the end but I'... read more »
  
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  - 21 Nov 2011 at 13:18
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  Worth a Look
  
  You know, I think the other reviewers have been a little harsh about this movie. It's not as convincing a fly-on-the-wall mockumentary as, say, 'Best ... read more »
  
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  - Brighton
  - 17 Nov 2008 at 08:54
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  This DVD made me laugh.
  
  Twice.
  
  Briefly.
  
  In the 1:45 it lasted.
  
  Including the bonus extras.
  
  By the way, Lovefilm sent a strictly 'non-... read more »
  
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  - England
  - 08 Aug 2008 at 09:54
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  and if you're looking for a comedy film you won't get it.
  
  Gut wrenchingly awful people feasting on each others weaknesses - must be showbiz<... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  Let Down
  
  As a Edinburgher myself i was hoping to see a bit more of the town on screen (and maybe spot myself in one of the pubs) and a few more laughs. The sex scenes ... read more »
  
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  - Edinburgh
  - 17 Apr 2008 at 09:15
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  very fresh
  
  I loved this , it was different and interesting. Mrs Wordsworth was such a lovely character , and reminded me why i love this industry.
  
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- - urbanlotus
  - 15 reviews
  - Brighton
  - 18 Mar 2008 at 10:07
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  Quite funny
  
  Black comedy, with interesting characters and dry humour. Worth a watch..
  
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- - chocolate-e-clare
  - Ipswich, England
  - 10 Jun 2007 at 21:08
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  Just one of many mirrors for Edinburgh Festival
  
  According to the general reviews this an either 'love it or hate it' film. I though it is just in the very middle. A very average film, sometimes funny... read more »
  
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- - butaca 13
  - Edinburgh
  - 23 Mar 2007 at 18:38
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  If you've never lived in Edinburgh...
  
  ....then you won't get Festival. I was a student there and sat giggling throughout, my boyfriend from Brighton didn't get any of it really.
  
  I... read more »
  
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  - 20 Mar 2007 at 13:32
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  Festival
  
  Rubbish? No. Terrible? No. Godawful? Not strong enough. I am in an odd position, I'm almost at a loss for the words to encompass just how jaw-slackeningly ... read more »
  
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  - Tonbridge
  - 20 Aug 2005 at 20:39
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  - 4
  It's festival time again
  
  You can just hear the Edinburgh locals running from this one as the fringe festival gets into full swing. As a performer myself from 6 fringes in the 1990's... read more »
  
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- - Zamy
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  - London
  - 11 Aug 2005 at 16:01
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  No, no, no... stars....
  
  I wasted almost two hours of my life watching this turgid, badly written, badly directed and badly conceived 'film'. It's appalling and it really ... read more »
  
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  - Leeds, England
  - 10 Nov 2005 at 11:51
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  Deeper than comedy.
  
  I guess you would think that with such a cast (leading lights from The IT Crowd, Green Wing, Teachers, Peep Show, That Peter Kay Thing etc), Festival would be ... read more »
  
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- - DrMikey
  - 70 reviews
  - Middlewich
  - 04 Apr 2006 at 22:36
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  No Fringe benefits
  
  My heart sank at the very first frame of this film when it declared that it was funded by the National Lottery. They also funded the seminal 'Sex Lives of ... read more »
  
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- - Kevan Brighting
  - Birmingham
  - 30 Nov 2005 at 12:19
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  - 2
  Festival
  
  I decided to rent this after watching the National Comedy Awards thinking it would be worth a watch. How wrong I was to do so. What an utter pile of W**k.
  
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  - Cumbria, England
  - 26 Mar 2006 at 19:58
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  Edinburgh Rock !
  
  I didn't find this as bad as some other reviewers .. follow the pastiche - and yes, there is a plot & script - and you can enjoy .. Maybe slightly ... read more »
  
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- - Paul Jay
  - London, England
  - 21 Jul 2006 at 17:58
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  Poor
  
  Disappointed.expected so much more from this. just didnt feel that the film had any plot. Waste of an evening.
  
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  - hereford england
  - 20 Mar 2006 at 16:45
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  a wasted opportunity
  
  Potentially a great idea, but disappointingly executed, with no charm or wit, let alone comedy. The characters are largely unconvincing and unpleasant, and ... read more »
  
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- - S Holloway
  - London, England
  - 12 Dec 2005 at 20:57
- - 1
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  Funny but, sadly, predominantly sad
  
  I thought that this film was brilliant though not at all how I expected. It is not so much a comedy as a bewildering and slightly surreal tragedy, although not ... read more »
  
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  - 12 Jan 2006 at 21:18

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  Every year, thousands of wannabe's, has-beens and never-will-be's descend on Scotland for the Edinburgh festival. Away from the more commercial side of the festival - where comedians you've actually heard of will be competing for awards - the Edinburgh Fringe is the section of the festival where ...