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Hilarious...

posted 9 years ago by tokokuken
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Or at least that's what one of the endorsements on the box said.

Is it? It's kind of cute, I guess, if anything. I don't recall thinking anything that happened was all that funny except for maybe when Razer insulted that old woman, then promptly went back and apologized or the antics of the brothers' Mom. That praise must've come from "Nigerians That Have Emigrated To London, England Monthly," or something.

I felt It was kind of a blah movie. It's just an awkward coming of age/ vaguely rom com type of thing about how racism is dumb.

I went in wanting to like it. I kept thinking it was going to take some kind of turn, but it just kinda ambled to the finish line.

I think the 6.7/10 it has on here is pretty appropriate. It's not a mess, it has good message and the plot moves smoothly enough, but something just is not there.

[–] Errington_92 9 years ago

It's not a mess, it has good message and the plot moves smoothly enough, but something just is not there.

To be honest, I would not say that the plot runs smoothly. Despite attempting to convey a message of communal harmony, Gone Too Far fell back on bad gags and character dynamics moving at a painfully slow pace.

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[–] michaelbullen 8 years ago

I'm a white bloke living outside London so I've no idea if this film is realistic or not.

I agree it is not hilarious but it does have a charm about it that makes it enjoyable to watch and perhaps a message too. Do black kids struggle with their identity as the film suggests?

Who cannot identify with Yemi when his mother pulls him away by the ear in front of his mates. Why do mothers sometimes seem to set out to embarrass their children?

I didn't get the point of the DJ thing. Could someone explain that please? That and the shop security girl seemed superfluous and didn't really work.

On the DVD there is a nice short called 'Tight Jeans' which is pretty funny if you can recall the exaggerated tales we used to tell each other as children.

[–] PoppyTransfusion 8 years ago

I didn't get the point of the DJ thing. Could someone explain that please?

The DJ provides a narrator's voice whose comments and questions relate to and overlay the activities of those on the estate who listen to him. His role reminded me of the DJ in Claire Denis's White Material. I liked the DJ and loved his comment about immigration not opening the border to more sunshine. The daughter/failed special constable was not played with enough subtlety to feel authentic.

In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer

[–] PoppyTransfusion 8 years ago

How could you not find this hilarious:

“Where’s Adam from?
“Dover”
“Have you lost your mind? Africa!"

I agree that the film was not as funny as I was expecting. The director's debut short film, Tight Jeans was hilarious. She seems to like exploring male machismo.

I don't think the film is about racism only. It's about the lack of connection that the black London kids have with their roots. This is a major contribution to the prejudices amongst the Caribbean and African cultures. There are references here and there to borders and immigration, which is another complication to the issue of identity and roots. I think the script is very clever on this theme.

The film was from a script for the theatre and I can see this working much better as a play although one would lose the rich and changing landscape of Peckham. For me I had a great sense of place and people because I'm from South London.

The other source of hilarity in the film was the brothers' mum who has a string sense of identity and values that respect others. She does not tolerate fools and foolishness and this makes for many funny, acerbic moments.

In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer