Is the emperor naked?

Rating: 4/10 (28 June 2018)

As a fan of the thick of it I expected a lot better from this movie as it falls far short of the series that Ianucci (deservedly) derives his notoriety from.
This standalone movie offers nothing new, feeling very similar to a Peter Sellers movie but decades out of date.
It's not hilarious, it's not original, it's not informative and doesn't even get you thinking.
With so much farce going on in the real world (Trump, Brexit, Trade wars) perhaps satire is finally too close to the truth to be novel or interesting.
That said, it is nice to see something other than superhero movies. Perhaps that's why it gets such a high rating. Everyone has been waiting for something high-brow for so long they celebrate this movie undeservedly.
The Emperor is naked. This isn't as high-brow as you're led to think.