Horst_In_Translation Review of Cunk on Shakespeare

Cunk on Shakespeare (2016 TV Movie)

Female Alan Partridge basically

[6/10 · 26 January 2017]

"Cunk on Shakespeare" is a British television movie from last year (2016) and this one runs for half an hour only. The main character is Philomena Cunk and here we have a connection to Steve Coogan's work and it's fitting that lead actress Diane Morgan has already played in "Alpha Papa". The approach to comedy is very similar. The focus is on an important cultural figure and most of the comedy relies on the protagonist's lack of education paired with her and the "filmmakers" still trying desperately to turn this into an informative feature. Some of the jokes worked, others not so well. With references to "Taken" and "Game of Thrones" allegedly being by Shakespeare, it goes a bit over the top, but the interviews are fun when we see how she for example doesn't even know that the ending is unhappy and she calls Romeo & Juliet a romantic comedy. Oh well, one can only imagine what the interviewee was thinking, an expert on the subject of Shakespeare. Overall, the good outweighs the bad slightly and I give it a thumbs-up. Worth seeing especially for everybody who likes Partridge as the comedy style and presentation are really extremely similar.