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8/10
Enjoyable little RomCom/Crime Caper/Revenge/Gangster Movie
JamesBondMI623 February 2022
Inept getaway driver and incompetent MI5 agent fall for each other whilst pursued by even more incompetent Irish hitmen whilst hiding out on a Greek Island.

If the story sounds a little derivative it's because that's what the RomCom format calls for! What makes or breaks a film like this are how the characters are drawn and whether you believe their incompetence which makes the humorous scrapes that they get into funny or just effected.

Thankfully, the film holds up very well, with some lovely individual performances and set pieces - the highlight being the sheer grumpiness of the hotel receptionist (actually played by one of the writers) whose disdain for the hotel's guests seems to know no limits!

Mike Reid puts in one of his final performances as a very effective Laaaaandan mob boss. And, the answer to the trivia question "what was the final film of The Artful Dodger from Oliver Twist?" is this one...

A nice little "date night" film, especially in the middle of a cold winter when you can do with a little Greek sunshine in your life.
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10/10
How can you not like this movie
DannyPatrickUK15 December 2022
This is one of those movies that i loved when I first saw it online. So I really didn't know what to think as i watched it again, but to my surprise it is still charming, funny and sweet.

Enter Danny as the last family guy, just wanting to spend time with son and takes on a job that he hasnt really though through, from Shalom Godsall (Comedian Mike Reid). Then ensues a hilarious journey from Derry to Greece to track down a witness in protective custody.

You may think, that shouldn't be a problem, but it is. This is one vacation you will never forget. I have always liked Mike Reid and Ron Moody and if you watch this movie you will know why.

The sweet caring family man Danny losing more and more of his mind is nothing less than funny as hell.
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