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| Unmissable |
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| FILM DETAILS | Certificate
15 | | Cast
Burt Reynolds
Camilla Arfwedson
Samantha Bond. | | Directors
Andy Cadiff. | | | Screenwriters | | Running Time
96 minutes |
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A Bunch Of Amateurs
Bard times for Burt Reynolds
Plot
Fading Hollywood A-lister is duped into appearing in a Shakespeare production in Stratford. Unfortunately, its Straford-St.John, Suffolk...
Review
Washed-up Hollywood star Jefferson Steel (Burt Reynolds) agrees to grace the British stage in a production of King Lear — in Stratford, no less. What his agent neglects to tell him is that it’s not the birthplace of the Bard, but a sleepy Suffolk village called Stratford St. John — and an amateur production. Ignoring the fact that this could never happen, the initial culture clash is, as the Queen put it after the premiere, “quite amusing”. Imelda Staunton is a hoot as the smitten owner of a B & B, but plot holes and fittingly unconvincing dialogue make this more amateur than the Stratford Players themselves.
Verdict
An endearing and, at times, amusing Brit-comedy, let down by clanky dialogue and creaking production values.
Reviewed by Anna Smith
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