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Love, Honour and Obey (2000)
Appalling
Somebody asked me to nominate my least favourite film ever the other day.
While I have all kind of problems naming my favourite, picking the other end of the scale has been a doddle since I've seen this. For once, believe the hype and avoid this truly atrocious film.
There's nothing wrong with treating violence as a bit of knockabout fun. There's nothing wrong with a light-hearted crime caper. There's not even anything
wrong with Karaoke. What is wrong (and verging on the criminal) is attempting any of these without the slightest bit of skill or charm. If you're going to improvise, hire comedians or quick-witted actors who can do it - don't make otherwise
skilled professionals like Winstone and Burke look like they've just stepped out of a GCSE drama course. If you're going to stage a shoot-out, take a moment to think about it - don't just stand around shouting 'bang!' and refusing to die, like five-year-olds playing cowboys and indians. In fact, if you're going to
contemplate taking a job with either Mr Anciano or Mr Burdiss, leave the country. Your agent and the viewing public will thank you.
To put this in scale... I saw this film for free as a reviewer. At the screening I was also well fed and supplied with enough beers to fill the running time. And I still resent just how wasted those two hours of my life were. The film
_really_is_that_bad_.
Just avoid.