Despite it having all the subtlety and coherence of a Frank Randle vehicle, I found this great fun throughout. Obscure Canadian comedian Jackie Hunter has his only lead as the Chicago gangster exiled to England, a land he is only familiar with through Robin Hood movies. His performance is certainly not lacking in gusto, even though finally unmemorable. A rare chance too to see legendary music hall comedian 'Monsewer' Eddie Gray, albeit in little more than an extension of his stage act. Best of all is veteran character actor Amy Veness, usually seen as reserved middle-class English ladies, here enjoying herself as the wonderfully named Bowie Knife Bella, an American gangster. It moves at breakneck pace and, as Dick Emery might have said, it is awful but I liked it.
Review of Don Chicago
