kezzerrg Reviews

Convenience (2013)

Dire

[3/10 · 29 August 2023]

I've always been cynical about the idea of untruthful reviews on here and, anyway, these things Usually even themselves out so you can judge the films fairly based on the rating. But where this one's concerned, it's obvious that there have been some very, err, creative positive reviews.

I had high hopes thanks to the quality cast, and they do the best they can with the very poor material. The premise is ok although very contrived, but the execution is awful and it simply isn't funny. Worse still, it's boring; I felt like one of the hostages being forced to sit through to the bitter end. Tenuous plot developments are forced in, unlikeable characters are given underserved redemptions, and, biggest crime of all, Anthony Stewart Head is reduced to an illogical cameo. The outtakes at the end are funnier than the film and they're not really funny either.

Seriously, don't bother, not even for a wet Sunday afternoon with nothing else to do. It's just depressing and a complete waste of equality British talent.

The Patient (2022)

Powerful Series with the Right Ending

[10/10 · 4 January 2023]

*** Potential Spoilers*** I totally disagree with other reviewers here. A fantastic, consistent, powerful, moving and, at times, blackly humorous series, brilliantly acted, which didn't compromise on its ending. Completely consistent and believable, brave even, in not pandering to the neat and upbeat finish we might have wanted.

Carell is subtle but heartbreaking in his slow assessment of himself in these extraordinary circumstances, Gleason is strange, repulsive and yet, at times, sympathetic.

The scripts are of the highest calibre and I really appreciated the brevity of some episodes, all of which were as long as they needed to be to tell the progressing story.

Outstanding series which will live long in MY memory at least.

Inside No. 9: Wuthering Heist (2021) Season 6, Episode 1

Sublime Comedy

[10/10 · 11 May 2021]

It astonishes me that Pemberton and Shearsmith are able to maintain the level of invention, hilarity and horror which are the signatures of this outstanding comedy series, and this opener to Series 6 maintains the high standards we've come to expect. A bizarre mash-up of commedia de'll arte and Tarantino, plus knowing meta elements, this episode delivers throughout in its dizzying inventiveness, running gags and economy of story telling. The actors are superb - Gemma Whelan, Kevin Bishop and Shearsmith with a hilarious turn as Scaramouche - and the preview of the heist and chair sequence, the running Queen gags and country word play are jaw-droppingly brilliant, leaving your head spinning and a huge grin on your face. Can't wait for the next episode and long may this series run.