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Director: Jonathan Lynn
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Is there something intrinsically humorous about an old man (Idle) and a fat man (Coltrane) dressed up as nuns? To be honest, yes, but not enough to carry a whole film. For the rest, writer/director Lynn serves up a glossary of British film gags: incompetent rival gangsters, mistaken identities, a car chase, a nurse stripped to her black lace undies, right down to a girl who says 'There's nothing wrong with my eyesight', and walks straight into a lamppost. There's even a nod or two towards Monty Python in the cod theological debates, and in Coltrane appropriating Idle's wink-wink nudge-nudge say-no-more routine. The mystery is how the co-writer of Yes, Minister could produce such a string of clichés and pass it off as a film. That said, there is a comic chemistry between Idle and Coltrane, Camille Coduri (the blind blonde) makes the most of a limited part, and Janet Suzman plays a deliciously no-nonsense nun.Author: DW
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- Anita said...
- Posted on Aug 21 2009 04:59 Saw this movie today on my TV and it was absolutely one of the funniest and super actors/actresses movie I've seen in many years!! Wish they would produce more that would continue the story with same STARS!!
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Cast & crew
Director: Jonathan Lynn
Producer: Michael White
Cast: Eric Idle, Robbie Coltrane, Camille Coduri, Janet Suzman, Doris Hare, Lila Kaye, Robert Patterson, Robert Morgan full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 92 mins
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