nogbadthebad-20327 Reviews

The Invisible Boy (1957)

I'm not sure it was meant to be a comedy, but...

[6/10 · 22 January 2024]

It's an interesting concept, and the invisibility of the titular character is nearly irrelevant to the plot.

What makes it is the rapid succession of inexplicable things that happen that are brushed off or ignored by the main characters. The ideas deserve a better film, and certainly a better script, but I'm glad it is the way it is - certainly the funniest film I've seen this year.

The fact there is a robot from the future that they leave disassembled in a corner, but don't bat an eyelid when the boy resurrects it is a good moment, but nothing compared to the parents putting their son's invisibility down to him just looking for attention.

Funny Cow (2017)

A challenging view of the 70s stand up scene

[8/10 · 21 April 2018]

I've thought about this film more after seeing it than any other film I can remember. There are great performances from the central cast, and some amusing cameos, but I was drawn more to the story of Funny Cow's life. Some of it made uncomfortable watching, but I think that was the whole point.