Well, I thought it was poor and the expression that came to mind WAS heavy handed - ham fisted maybe even - but it didn't make me as angry as you. I suppose I thought "Should have known really, but it was only six quid".
Everybody in it was like a pantomime character - the worst scene was probably where the uncaring boss was making a presentation to the sad faced old employee and couldn't remember his wife's name, had to ask if the bowl was crystal, said tactless things like "On to something less depressing!" It was just stupid. Bosses like this character are slick and two-faced and learn people's names etc, the better to know who they're stepping on.
It was typical of the whole movie - ooh look, they're saying racist things, it was like that in the Seventies you know. Speak for yourself, it wasn't like that in my house.
I imagine the script was written on huge cards with a large paintbrush, such is the broadness of the strokes.
I'll say one thing in its favour though - the music is nearly all great.
Awight we're The Daamned we're a punk baand and this is called Carn't Be Appy T'day!
the worst scene was probably where the uncaring boss was making a presentation to the sad faced old employee and couldn't remember his wife's name, had to ask if the bowl was crystal, said tactless things like "On to something less depressing!" It was just stupid.
..good point....why not show the boss being smarmy in public then slagging him off as a wanker behind his back with his side-kick when the hero is eavesdropping on themn in the bar....
..someone else made an equally valid point that the scene with the woman whoe husband was killed didn't make sense either...it should have been the other way round - wife who died so the husband had a useless policy and no holiday...
....we should be script doctors on here...
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