The Calcium Kid
2004
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 |
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| 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 | |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 30 Aug 2004 Production year: 2004 |
| Format | DVD |
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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.
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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
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14 out of 16 people found this review helpful
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.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
funny nonsense
A likeable comedy with some great characters. Never going to be a classic, but has some laugh out loud moments.
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New sidekick for the Doctor
- 06 Jul 2006
Following the departure of Billie Piper (Spirit Trap, Things To Do Before You're 30, The Calcium Kid) from the hit series Dr Who, Freema Agyeman has been named as the doctor's new sidekick. Fans of the show may recognise Freema, as she appeared in it last Saturday as alien expert Adeola, who met a grizzly death at the hands of the Cyberman. She will now be playing a brand new character, Martha Jones, in series three of the show. Executive producer and writer Russell Davis (writer: Queer As Folk, Read more
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