Paul Dood's Deadly Lunch Break (2021) User Reviews

Stupid but fun

[pagettsgadgets · 7/10 · 23 June 2022]

When it starts you think it's going to be a fame hungry kid wanting his break on X factor. No ladies and gentlemen let's meet Paul Dood a forty something loser of the highest order, but his got a mother who loves him.

Paul wants to be the top on social media. His live feeds gain about two followers if lucky, his an all singing all dancing nutter, but friendly enough with it.

He works in a charity shop with a wanna be head doctor and an arrogant idiot.

His late for his audition. He gets stopped by a train worker. A Japanese tea cafe. Couple of very ungodly vicars, then he gets told in no uncertain terms. His crap of the highest order, sadly mummy died during the audition.

Now our anti-hero goes on a killing none killing spree after those that ruined his audition. First the train guy goes, then the tea guy, who has just killed his assistant. The priests get crushed by a steamroller, at this point you have to admire the imagination.

Next back to kill his arrogant shop colleague holding and dancing with a grenade he gets to be the number one on social media.

His shot with a tazer makes it famous and lives happily ever after.

The end.

Stick with it

[fraser-55658 · 7/10 · 29 May 2022]

I nearly gave up on this film about half an hour in. As someone else describes it, it seems to be a goofy comedy that I thought was pretty lame. But it's only setting the scene for what is to happen when Paul decides to go on the rampage. The last hour of the film is excellent imo. I hadn't paid the comments, being posted on Paul's 'Trend Ladder feed' any attention at first, but when I did they turn out to be what makes this film (oh and the two old ladies too). It's a film I needed to watch again to see what I had missed first time around regarding the comments (this from a person who rarely can watch a film twice). And I enjoyed the film more second time around. There's some things that could have been improved. I think the Jack Tapp character could have been better. And the Bowie jokes are very naff. But the Trend Ladder thing is inspired and to me a comedy classic.

Admire Paul

[ks-60500 · 5/10 · 6 July 2022]

Not everyone has the courage to revenge. Ppl are horrible in life, which I agree no more in my job field, I think the echo bit of miserable encounter we faced in daily life and this movie put in a funny way is the key reason I love this.

Ridiculous

[chris_rowe-881-168820 · 1/10 · 9 May 2022]

Sky made the baffling decision to step away from daily premieres on their movie channels to focus on projects like this, sky films! Honestly it's been a collection of utterly horrific films that are an embarrassment, with how media is consumed I look forward to when sky eventually becomes obsolete.

This film is rubbish, it has the same tired uk faces doing same kinda cheap acting and it's just bad. How they cast the lead is ridiculous, he is absolutely dreadful. Terrible actor, everything in this film is just bad.

There's 95 minutes of boredom then it thankfully ends, but so much of the writing is beyond stupid, including "another one bites the dust isn't by Bowie" a fact 99% of people would know.

So bad, it almost made me ring sky to get my movie package refunded. How these films keep getting made, guess it's the post pandemic desperation where they just need content.

'orrible

[a_mobbs · 2/10 · 16 May 2022]

I love British comedies. This is British but not a comedy. I curled my toes throughout, thinking it would get better. It didn't.

Don't waste your time.

Embarrassing

[Leofwine_draca · 3/10 · 27 April 2022]

An embarrassingly cheap British rip-off of SPREE which sees a guy losing his talent show audition before going on a rampage of revenge. Made for a pittance during the pandemic and it shows; everything is stilted making this feel like a sketch show at times. Sadly, it's also not in the least bit funny, with the humour over obvious and awkward in that British way. A shame as there are some normally reliable faces (Kris Marshall, Pippa Heyward) here.

I, imo, loved this x

[Cheeseman99 · 10/10 · 10 September 2023]

I absolutely LOVED THIS!! I'm a neurodivergent teen, making it hard for me to pay attention and It can take me weeks to watch a full movie, and this is one of the very few films I've watched in one sitting!!

Me being who I am, usually makes me find the unfunny, well, funny, and there's a lot of movies that are supposed to be serious or are poorly done I find hilarious. I think if you're apart of genZ and have poor humour, you'd enjoy this film like me and my sister (I'd also recommend watching this with someone so you can mock/add commentary to the film.)

Imo, this has to be my FAVOURITE movie that Tom Meeten has been in, I was excited to watch this because I've enjoyed him in many other movies or shows and this didn't disappoint me.

But then again, I am just a neurodivergent teen writing a review just for fun, so listen to the many other reviews that there are.

I also apologise if this is written very poorly, I wrote this at night plus I'm not a good writer at all.

Shambles

[richardbates7 · 3/10 · 6 May 2022]

With quite a good array of British comedy talent I expected more. This was just horrific in writing and performance. I can't believe the pittance it cost to finance was actually offered up by producers after reading the script.

Really really bad

[jon_anderson77 · 2/10 · 27 July 2022]

Productions like this annoy me not just because they are terrible but also because of the money wasted making them. Not funny or entertaining. Just do yourself a favour and avoid. I have it 2 stars for the soundtrack which has some good 80s pop on it.

The British Falling Down

[adz_d · 10/10 · 18 April 2022]

This comedy-horror is destined to become a cult hit like Tucker and Dale versus Evil. Our hero is rushing to audition for a talent show (bit like Britain's Got Talent), but various bullies and jobsworths contrive to get in his way. Things go from bad to worse and his dreams are shattered. It was his big chance at fame and fortune! Life is so unfair for the little man... until the little man decides he's had enough and is going to get even, or die trying! Cue all hell breaking loose!

As you might already be able to glean from the above, this movie has important satirical themes concerning class, capitalist society (even the Church is on the make), social inadequacy, social welfare and, well, just about everything else too. It's not just some idle piece of self-indulgent gore. It's a film with both smarts and heart.

And the cast is absolutely stellar, including the cream of British comedic actors (e.g. Johnny Vegas, Kevin Bishop and Katherine Parkinson). June Watson (The Lady in the Van, The Death of Stalin, and more) plays Paul's mum, and she is brilliantly poignant - definitely my fave character... although Mandeep Dhillon as the community police officer (and puts up with no end of grief for not being a 'proper' police officer) is equally fab.

I'm not too proud to confess I properly cried in both the middle (sad tears) and at the end (happy tears). Yet I laughed just as much as I cried. Like life, this film is a rollercoaster of emotions. I like 'light and shade' in my movies, as it generates that bitter-sweetness that is quintessentially British humour or irony (the latter term, ironically, can't even be pronounced correctly by certain American critics, LOL!).

I believe the film also represents a bit of a breakthrough for the lead scriptwriter, one Matthew White, so it's great to have a bravely fresh British 'voice' coming to the screen. If you haven't seen the movie yet, then get your life priorities sorted or die trying! The film scores a deadly 9.9 out of 10 from this enlightened critic!

Easy to watch

[elpenguino · 8/10 · 25 June 2022]

Was a little hesitant after reading all the bad reviews but ignore them its a great watch. It's a little comedy mixed with gore,romance and has you feeling sympathy for the reluctant hero. Give it a go and you'll be pleasantly surprised.

Paul Dood's Deadly Lunch Break Review

[jramirez-66906 · 8/10 · 26 May 2022]

What starts out as a goofy comedy turns into a revenge film. What better way to be on a lunch break then to seek revenge on those who crushed his dreams and left your mom to die. A delightfully funny film with deadly twists. Director Nick Gillespie wowed me with this gem!

A future cult film

[tonyanorway · 10/10 · 25 June 2022]

The thing that drew me to this quirky film was the name Nick Gillespie, he was DOP on the brilliant series Trigger Point and he wrote & directed this. Admittedly you probably have to have a very twisted sense of humour to enjoy every juicy detail but it's absolutely hilarious from start to end credits. Although it's not a big budget outing, it's beautifully shot and edited throughout and the acting was superb.

Do yourself a favour and take time out to watch this gem, you will not be disappointed.

Funny, good feel, romance, payback!

[confirmeddeath · 8/10 · 22 June 2022]

This was a mix of everything, and it's the best I've seen in a while.

This is the kind of movie that gives you a few bullies and doesn't try to give you a lesson in morals, but instead sates your wants, Karma!

If you love people getting payback then this is your piece of cake!