Nuns On The Run (1990) -
Just from the title music alone, you know that it's going to be one of those films and 'The Race' really is a great track by Yello, so it was a shame that the script and story wasn't as funny as I remembered it being once it actually started.
It's like a cross between 'Sister Act' (1992) and 'Some Like It Hot' (1959) if they had been filmed by the team that brought us the 'Carry On' films (Robbie actually reminded me of Hattie Jacques somewhat in his wimple).
And with all that content in there, it should have been better, it definitely hasn't aged well.
I think that it was perhaps a bit too low-budget, even Robbie Coltrane wasn't a big name back then and some of the supporting cast were terrible, although funnily enough, Camille Coduri, who plays the half blind Faith was very entertaining, if a bit similar to her character, Jackie Tyler, in 'Doctor Who' (2005-).
It's not hard to watch, but perhaps humour has changed too much since it was first released. It just seems a bit amateur and pantomime. It might work better as a musical if it were to be made again today, but then I suppose it would be too similar to the stage version of 'Sister Act'.
I'm just not sure that these scenarios pass for comedy these days and I'm not sure how well it would be looked upon by the Politically Correct Police.
Harmless, but it could have been funnier.
410.09/1000.
Just from the title music alone, you know that it's going to be one of those films and 'The Race' really is a great track by Yello, so it was a shame that the script and story wasn't as funny as I remembered it being once it actually started.
It's like a cross between 'Sister Act' (1992) and 'Some Like It Hot' (1959) if they had been filmed by the team that brought us the 'Carry On' films (Robbie actually reminded me of Hattie Jacques somewhat in his wimple).
And with all that content in there, it should have been better, it definitely hasn't aged well.
I think that it was perhaps a bit too low-budget, even Robbie Coltrane wasn't a big name back then and some of the supporting cast were terrible, although funnily enough, Camille Coduri, who plays the half blind Faith was very entertaining, if a bit similar to her character, Jackie Tyler, in 'Doctor Who' (2005-).
It's not hard to watch, but perhaps humour has changed too much since it was first released. It just seems a bit amateur and pantomime. It might work better as a musical if it were to be made again today, but then I suppose it would be too similar to the stage version of 'Sister Act'.
I'm just not sure that these scenarios pass for comedy these days and I'm not sure how well it would be looked upon by the Politically Correct Police.
Harmless, but it could have been funnier.
410.09/1000.