Men With Brooms
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Movie Reviews of Men With Brooms
Movie Review: Hilarious for curlers
Summary: 4 Stars
I found this movie hilarious, but I suspect that a non-curler or a non-fan of the sport might not enjoy it as much. A lot of the jokes are predicated on knowledge of the sport, while many aren't. It's the typical Leslie Nielsen ridiculous plot with slapstick humour. Quite enjoyable.Movie Review: Please enter a title for your review
Summary: 3 Stars
Looking at the cover I immediated made the connection to Robin Hood: Men In Tights, and expected it to be a similarly generic gag-driven goofy comedy, but when I realised Paul Gross from Due South fame was involved in it I expected it would be something with a bit more substance, something more worth watching. Near the beginning too many of the scenes were non-sequitors, leaving me with no clue what relevence they had to any previous scene. The characters were too complex to the point of seeming schitzophrenic. I constantly had to adjust the volume because the music was too loud and the dialogue was too quiet or slurred. I just generally had a hard time working out the details of what was going on in a lot of the early scenes. Of the parts of the film that did make sense, there were a few charming quirky moments, but the balance was shifted more towards dull, dark drama with a distinct film festival feel. There was some good music in the film. The parody curling rival in his silver suit could have been used to much greater comedic effect with some dialogue and facial expressions, but instead he's just presented as the goofy guy in the suit, and then becomes part of the scenery. It's a minor complaint but it's representative of the half-assed approach applied to a lot of the film. The competitive sporting element failed to engage me, it just made me wish I was watching The Mighty Ducks instead. It's hard to believe that the brooms actually have any effect on the trajectory of the curling stones. There are lots of shots of frantic sweeping, but it doesn't draw you into the competitive action because it doesn't look like it's doing anything. In the end I would have rather had a substanceless goofy comedy than what this movie turned out to be.
Movie Review: English type movie about... curling!!
Summary: 3 Stars
Some of you might not even know what curling is, but it is big in Canada and some northern European countries. The object is to slide big stones over ice to some kind of bulls eye... Just wait for the next winter Olympics!This story is about a great team that had to split up after the captain cheated. Ten years later their coach has died and in his will asks them to once more try and win the title.
'Men with brooms' feels like some of the great comedies from Brittain in the last 10 years like 'The Full Monty', 'Billy Elliot' and 'Bend it like Beckham'. The characters are down-to-earth but have a comic twist. Some running gags like trying to get pregnant are also hilarious, especially because the guy is the biggest dork around.
It's fun, maybe not worth the price though. Oh yeah, Leslie Nielsen (Naked Gun) also plays in this movie and is funny.
Movie Review: what a strange sport
Summary: 3 Stars
Mostly interesting for the novelty of curling, which I knew nothing about before watching this movie. It had some funny parts, but I only got it because I have a crush on Paul Gross, and Slings and Arrows is a lot funnier. Not a bad movie, not a great movie.Movie Review: Men With Brooms
Summary: 2 Stars
Sorry, didn't realize it was "R" rated when ordered. The story line was good but the additions of "sexual parts" I quess to make R - took away from the movie. I'm not keeping.Men With Brooms