English comedy classic

Rating: 7/10 (18 May 2016)

Surely this film is overrated in that it's been tagged with 'greatness' as one of John Cleese and the gang's most prominent works. It's meta, it's cynical, it's essential, all that crap. Really, it's a funny flick with some very funny moments, others way over the top that are only just bearable if you really try hard to be a good public, but on its own is quite self-indulgent. This is the inside humor of a bunch of guys who love to make sketches, and they make a movie. Hopefully, you're on their side and get the humor either from a cultural pov (you are British/Irish) or you fancy it because it's such an 'essential' comedy that sticks out. Again, lots of funny moments, completely bananas in places, a good comedy I'd recommend, but definitely overrated by the pseudo-intellectual clique.