I'd heard fairly damning things about this over the years, but for some reason never seen it. Basically, it's not awful, and has some nice touches, but could have been a lot better, I feel.
As others have commented, the central romance is not that convincing, and these were the least-threatening triad gangsters I've ever seen! There's no point in critiquing the plot - the main shortfall is in the script, I feel, which should have been funnier.
Having said that, I enjoyed the catholic-informed asides, especially the mnenomic for crossing oneself, and the deliberate allusion to the "nudge nudge" Python sketch (written of course by Idle himself) in one of the bar scenes.
Probably more fun after a couple of pints.
As others have commented, the central romance is not that convincing, and these were the least-threatening triad gangsters I've ever seen! There's no point in critiquing the plot - the main shortfall is in the script, I feel, which should have been funnier.
Having said that, I enjoyed the catholic-informed asides, especially the mnenomic for crossing oneself, and the deliberate allusion to the "nudge nudge" Python sketch (written of course by Idle himself) in one of the bar scenes.
Probably more fun after a couple of pints.