No other reviews for this film as I come here, which is a first for a movie released earlier this year (as I write this). That really doesn't say much for the picture, and if I wanted to be a wise guy, I'd say there wasn't actually very much to say about it. But if you like quirky stories with little semblance to reality or credibility, this one might work for you. For a British movie, I didn't know any of the players appearing here, and if you check their individual credits, virtually all have a smattering of appearances in British TV. The story line tends to the farcical and absurd, as a hapless, unemployed young man named Charlie Brumble (Jonathan Pointing) accidentally interviews for the job of a driver for a band of thugs under the guise of hairdressers. He witnesses a murder in the barber shop during the interview, and as he leaves with the position secured, the 'real' Charlie who was meant to be hired shows up. Thereafter occurs the madcap hunt to locate the first Charlie before he can spill the beans to authorities, though as the story progresses, he winds up locating his brother Rudyard (Nick Horseman) and wife Tulip (Kathryn Bond) living as hippies in a woodland in Wales, with a rival 'tribe' headed by King Beeswax (Ed Eales White) and the Queen Honeybee (Libby Northedge). Apparently, the title of the movie relates to the caveman lifestyle of the forest dwelling outcasts from society that get involved with Charlie's dilemma. Eventually a showdown occurs between the gangsters who track down Charlie's wayward new friends, and one might take a hint from my summary line as to the outcome of their untimely meeting. It's safe to say that this picture won't appeal to everyone, and by the looks of it's viewership rating on IMDb, (I'll be #18), it may find it hard to gain an audience. Although I did source it at my local library on DVD, so it's out there, and by out there, you can apply your own interpretation if you chance to see it.
4 Reviews
Average Brit Comedy
stevesutton-7495121 June 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Charlie is an overly confident, self-absorbed job hunter, who mistakenly attends an interview at a hairdressers. During the interview, Charlie witness a murder and realises that the job is for a driver for planned heist. After quickly exiting the interview, Charlie goes on the run with the gangster-hairdressers in pursuit. Having no friends to fall back on, he flees London and heads to the Welsh countryside to seek refuge with his alternative lifestyle brother, who is tent squatting in woodland with his 'psychic' girlfriend. City dweller Charley has to come to terms with this alternative lifestyle and discovers nature (comically through psychedelic tinctures). The gangster-hairdressers eventually learn of his whereabouts, and a comically bloody battle ensues between the alternative tribespeople and the gangsters, with the former emerging as winners.
This is one of those quirky, small cast, very British comedies about mistaken identities, clashes of culture, and larger than life characters. The premise is good and amusing and reminds you of Michael Palin's "Ripping Yarns", or the Simon Pegg stable of comedy. However, where the film starts off well enough, it feels that the writers ran out of fresh ideas for the second half and the comedy becomes rather laboured. Towards its end, it tended towards self-parody as a comedic outlet.
Not a bad movie, nor bad acting (Jonathan Pointing is particulars good in the role as Charlie), but perhaps it would have worked better by being shorter and better edited, leaving room for the gags to have a better outing. Given the lamentable lack of British Comedy movies, this film perhaps, could have been better publicised.
This is one of those quirky, small cast, very British comedies about mistaken identities, clashes of culture, and larger than life characters. The premise is good and amusing and reminds you of Michael Palin's "Ripping Yarns", or the Simon Pegg stable of comedy. However, where the film starts off well enough, it feels that the writers ran out of fresh ideas for the second half and the comedy becomes rather laboured. Towards its end, it tended towards self-parody as a comedic outlet.
Not a bad movie, nor bad acting (Jonathan Pointing is particulars good in the role as Charlie), but perhaps it would have worked better by being shorter and better edited, leaving room for the gags to have a better outing. Given the lamentable lack of British Comedy movies, this film perhaps, could have been better publicised.
Random Well paced Trippy quirky Comedy light fun
JonnyEB12 April 2020
Random Well paced Trippy Comedy
It's the Story of Most Traditional Comedies Mistaken Identity And Chaos Ensues it's a very quirky film with off the wall comedy at times sometimes in your face and sometimes very subtle
I Feel like it had many References to other movies or movie tropes but I hadn't seen all the movies they had so I think some of it went over my head
an enjoyable film i think most people would enjoy if you don't mind British humour and something a little quirky although being quirky it still has a plot and a good pace which I quite enjoy when it comes to movies of this Nature
the film is a good bit of light fun
It's the Story of Most Traditional Comedies Mistaken Identity And Chaos Ensues it's a very quirky film with off the wall comedy at times sometimes in your face and sometimes very subtle
I Feel like it had many References to other movies or movie tropes but I hadn't seen all the movies they had so I think some of it went over my head
an enjoyable film i think most people would enjoy if you don't mind British humour and something a little quirky although being quirky it still has a plot and a good pace which I quite enjoy when it comes to movies of this Nature
the film is a good bit of light fun
Sunday evening undiscovered gem!
chenry21527 July 2020
After a big Saturday evening celebrating my daughter's 21st birthday we were in need of some light hearted entertainment on the Sunday to take the edge off the over indulgence .This film did this and more. I can whole heartedly say we've never laughed so hard at a movie in so long. It's so daft I can imagine some people not really being into it but it keeps the laughs going til the very end. Maybe not to everyone's taste but as the saying goes if we all liked the same thing the world would be a boring place..highly recommended if in need of something not too taxing on the brain..
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