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Warning: over rated and not as funny as they say


Don't believe the hype. Australia hasn't dished up a madcap stoner romp since Bad Boy Bubby. And this slapstick farce is no exception. It's about as feel-good as dipping your nuts in honey and dangling them over an ants nest.

In fact it's so unfunny, many people I spoke after the screening where completely unaware that it's meant to be a black comedy.

They just didn't get the joke.

Why you ask? Momentum.

About the only really laugh out loud moment was when Delilah got walloped by a passing car. The set-up took over an hour. By which time half the audience had already left. And the other half were asleep.


PRO TIP

Mr Warwick Thornton, I know you're reading this: before you start work on the sequel: brush up your comedic timing. Write, rewrite, edit, throw out, start again. Make every second count.

Take a hard look at the genre classics like Cheech & Chong, Harold & Kumar, and Bill & Ted. They succeeded. You failed.

There's a lesson there.





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Oh so lame. Slow week, huh?

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If this is sarcasm, it's genius.

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I thought this film had its lightly funny moments.
I laughed.
But, overall? The movie was sad, bleak and I felt for any director whose life was based upon what went on in this movie, as the director's life was rumored to be.

Try not to gossip about who / what you don't know. Harsh words can be cruelly speculative.

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