A funny and interesting piece of fiction based on history

Rating: 8/10 (15 February 2012)

Though the overall narrative might be a little on the weak side, I found it more than a little entertaining, definitely a hilarious portrayal of history. I'm usually not a fan of movies that are based on actual events, as they often change the truth too much to make the story work (which this film certainly does) I thought the manner in which it examines the history of this unusual chapter of history was suiting to the subject matter, and was interesting as a piece of fiction that draws upon fact. As an adaptation, I'm sure many things have been changed from how they really were (or were presented in the book for that matter), and since I've never read the book and don't know much about the history I can say only that this film, at the very least, made me interested to know more. All told, it was a funny, interesting story that I felt was definitely worth the time.