A Bunch Of Amateurs (15)

Loved it from head to toe!

Godawful drudge of a film that wastes Staunton and Jacobi. It's like an unfunny Vicar of Dibley. Every scene is ham acting, the "Sleepy Suffolk" angle is contrived to the point of tedium and Samantha Bond should never 'act' on our screens again. The sort of film that makes you want to have a bash at writing a comedy yourself, 'cos if they'll splash money on that......

de gustibus non est disputandum and all that, but Time Out should read the rave reviews above and then cast about to re-locate its sense of fun. A wonderful movie. Full stop.

A great light hearted comedy that reminds you that life can still feel good. ignore the haters, this is an entertaining night in.

Just watched this on DVD with my partner - we both enjoyed it = agree wi th a lot of the above - funny and a feelgood film - slightly Ealing Comedyish - reminded of me of the Titfiled Thunderbolt - slightly preposterous but highly amusing and a few laughs. Thought Reynolds improved as it went on - a pleasing way to spend a couple of hours

I watched this film in a small theatre cinema in Sittingbourne and thoroughly enjoyed it. I was caught up in the story and saw the loose similarities between Lear on stage with the players and Reynolds haughty, disengaged Lear which was a delightful device that contrasted the plot. I enjoyed the laughs, which were many and yet liked the story which had enough emotion in it to draw a empathatic tear. Reynolds' acting was superb with that tongue in cheek approach he often makes to his parts yet still shows a master at work. To say the film is poor, the acting is bad or it is mis-cast misses the point of the movie which relies on the main character's miscasting. We must remember that comedy should be a little over the top but at the same time be credible; this move has life and wholesome fun and does not either ram home the kokes nor does it lose the opportunity to make them. In all a most enjoyable experience on a par with another favorite - Cookie's Fortune - which I will add to my collection.

Superb film. A classic british feel good movie with lots of laughs just like the old ealing comedies. Nice to see a movie that has clearly learnt from the best of british TV comedy and which is not too stuck up to have fun. I thought Burt Reynolds was great despite other comments on this site. The rest of the cast, including minor roles, were highly enjoyable, again despite the views of other reviewers. This film proves we Brits love Shakespeare, but we love good quality daft comedy such as this as well.

Very predictable and not funny enough to make you even crack a smile

After a slightly shaky start, with an obviously aged Burt R shuffling about, I feared the worst but it picked up a little once we were over here in the company of some English thesps. I may have imagined layers of subtlety in the film that aren't there, but I thought it was wonderful and I had tears in my eyes during the last reel. I read a little about BR and his chat shows/one man shows and theatre work and am forced to realise he's more versatile than he would normally be given credit for. Any film that takes you out of yourself into another world for 90 minutes does what it says on the tin; this is one of those and is a film well worth watching.

I thought the film was super from beginning to end. No dull boring bits to sit through. I was laughing all the way through the film and so was the rest of the audience and it takes a lot to get me laughing. Okay the plot was a bit unreal but so are many film plots.It was a real feelgood film and just the sort of entertainment we need.