Trying to duplicate an evergreen TV series such as Dad's Army is about as plausible as trying to re boot Laurel and Hardy.
This was a unique show fronted by unique characters. The plots were simple and depended a bit on slapstick, but more than anything the presence of the late Arthur Lowe. Unfortunately, Toby Jones couldn't come near character of the stuffy but lovable Capt. Mainwaring. Without that it's not Dad's Army.
The production is filled with top actors such as Bill Patterson,Tom Courtenay and Catherine Zita Jones. But they had little to work with in a rather unfunny script for a far too serious plot. Bill Nighy does his best at stayed Sgt.Wilson. But he had little to work with against an equally unfunny Jones. I wasn't expecting too much from this film,so I wasn't disappointed a great deal.
This was a unique show fronted by unique characters. The plots were simple and depended a bit on slapstick, but more than anything the presence of the late Arthur Lowe. Unfortunately, Toby Jones couldn't come near character of the stuffy but lovable Capt. Mainwaring. Without that it's not Dad's Army.
The production is filled with top actors such as Bill Patterson,Tom Courtenay and Catherine Zita Jones. But they had little to work with in a rather unfunny script for a far too serious plot. Bill Nighy does his best at stayed Sgt.Wilson. But he had little to work with against an equally unfunny Jones. I wasn't expecting too much from this film,so I wasn't disappointed a great deal.