Comedy film

Dad’s Army (2016)

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Film review of the comedy, based on the classic British TV series, about the actions and adventures of the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon, comprised mostly of elderly men and led by an officious, hierachy obsessed bank manager (Toby Jones) who must deal with a beautiful female reporter (Catherine Zeta Jones) and a German spy as World War II comes to a close.

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Director: Oliver Parker. (100 mins). DJ Films/Universal. (PG)

Comedy

2stars - Fair/ passes the time

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Vacation (2015)

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Film review of the reboot/sequel to the National Lampoon film franchise, starring Ed Helms and Christina Applegate.

Director: John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein.

BenderSpink/David Dobkin Productions/New Line Cinema. (15)

Comedy

2stars - Fair/ passes the time

 

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Frank (2014)

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Film review of the absurdist comedy about a useless but ambitious musician who finds he has bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric group. Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Maggie Gyllenhaal.

Director: Lenny Abrahamson. 95 mins. Runaway Fridge/Element Pictures/Film 4/Indie Production. (15)

Comedy

4stars-Very good lots to enjoy 1
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