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2004 Certificate 15
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A British 'mockumentary' comedy, sees Orlando Bloom playing a young milkman named Jimmy. Jimmy Connelly is quite happy in his job as a milkman and will hopefully one day become the regional manager for Express Milk Dairies. Jimmy is also a keen amateur boxer and trains regularly at his local gym. His life is about to take a .. Read more

Starring Orlando Bloom, Billie Piper, Ronni Ancona, Omid Djalili
Director Alex De Rakoff
Genres Comedy

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The Calcium Kid

A British 'mockumentary' comedy, sees Orlando Bloom playing a young milkman named Jimmy. Jimmy Connelly is quite happy in his job as a milkman and will hopefully one day become the regional manager for Express Milk Dairies. Jimmy is also a keen amateur boxer and trains regularly at his local gym. His life is about to take a bizarre turn when he acidentally puts Pete Wright- Britain's World title contender, out of action during a sparring session. Not being able to find a replacement, the twist of events ends up with Jimmy fighting the World champion in his home town. 'The Calcium Kid' becomes Britain's great hope - but can he stand up to a terrifying World champion?

Starring Orlando Bloom, Billie Piper, Ronni Ancona, Omid Djalili, Michael Pena
Director Alex De Rakoff
Studio UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK VIDEO RENTAL
Run time DVD: 1 hr 26 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Comedy
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 30 Aug 2004
Production year: 2004
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (4) of The Calcium Kid

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  • 1 stars out of 5

    Orlando Bloom fails to blossom in his first post-Lord of the Rings release, playing a milkman-turned-boxer in a dire British comedy that completely lacks bottle. The daft premise has Bloom so fond of the white stuff he delivers that his bones have become rock hard as a result. When Bloom accidentally KOs Britain's top challenger in a sparring match, he becomes the next in line for a shot at the world title. Reminiscent of the 1936 Harold Lloyd vehicle The Milky Way (remade in 1946 with Danny Kaye as The Kid from Brooklyn), this feels a tad old hat and is ploddingly predictable, while Bloom is wasted in a role that requires him to do little more than look vacantly cute.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • When British contender Pete Wright (Hassan) is KO'd from a title fight with world champ Jose Mendes (Peņa), dodgy... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 14 out of 16 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Orlando Bloom fans only

    Straight from the start it's clear that Orlando Bloom is very uncomfortable - as was I watching it! This kind of comedy is clearly not his strong point. The script was bad, the acting was poor. The film really doesn't have much going for it. Only rent if you are a die hard Orlando fan.

      • A customer from East Lothian, Scotland
      • Posted 19 Jul 2004 22:11

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Funny and endearing

    I liked this film. A gently ambling brit comedy with plenty of laugh-out-loud moments. The supporting cast in particular raised a few chuckles; Omid Djalali was great as the irrepresible Herbie Bush while Ronnie Ancona as the 'massage therapist' mum and the guy playing the best mate had some great lines. Someone described this as a Sunday afternoon flick and I would probably agree. Good fun, not too taxing!

      • Kelly from London
      • Posted 04 Apr 2005 12:29

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