I'm not sure writer-director Sean Foley knows quite where things are going wrong, so he keeps driving the comedy in ever more convoluted, desperate directions.
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...A riotously busy, squealing farce. It’s enjoyable on its own terms and boasts a fine performance from Stephen Mangan but it lacks the Ealing touch.
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It’s all so effortful and strained, stuffed to the brim with slapstick, fart jokes and people getting smacked in the knackers...Hard as the cast works, and they work very hard, the whole thing feels laboured.
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Overall, none of it seems calculated to leave an indelible impression. Yet for those in need of diverting fluff, it should suit well enough.
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The staging is inventive, but that and a few nods to fast fashion and a reference to proroguing parliament can’t redeem this charmless outfit. Suits you, sir? No, not really.
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Overall, this looks like an attempt to emulate Richard Bean’s hit, One Man, Two Guvnors...but ultimately it’s not quite enough to save the enterprise from mediocrity.
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The pace is always slightly too fast or too slow for the gags...Subtlety and true wit, there is none.
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Part of the problem with Foley’s version is that it doesn’t know what kind of show it wants to be...It ought to be fun to watch. Instead you find yourself glancing at your watch.
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