9/10
Brilliantly Observed Gem
29 November 2020
I was in the UK and caught this crcking little movie. Igonore the production standards and the ropey plot (it's comedy!) that make it look and sound af it's been shot on a Super 8 cine camera. Considering there was no budget this works because of keen scripting, natural actors and understated situational observation. It's hard not to love this movie. The scene where they talk about disabling the factory fire alarm is short, but absolutely brilliant and reminescent of a chargehand that I used to work with from the West of Scotland many years ago. It's a real pity Bill Forsyth's subtle and indirect humour didn't bring hom greater success, but I don't think he ever made a bad movie.
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