Not as good as everyone says it is

Rating: 5/10 (5 January 2020)

Over the years I've tried to enjoy this film as much as Monty Python's other works but the film doesn't work for me. I watched it again tonight, and what strikes me the most is that the reported difficulties in making the film show through here and there, in the actor's faces, their behavior, etc; Graham Chapman is practically wincing in pain, in almost every scene. There's an awful lot of shouting, sometimes all at once from extras, and even with subtitles it's difficult to follow along. I'm sure there's some quality writing buried somewhere under all the noise and chaos, but parsing it from the subtitles to the action seems like work instead of entertainment. I wish I could enjoy this film as much as everyone else does, but in my opinion this isn't Python's best work.