Funny comedy down under about a British guy who meets and marries and Aussie girl and his 3 mates come for the stag party. Some good set ups and a good laugh in places. Better than quite a lot of the generic crap coming out of Hollywood, but not the funniest film ever.
Rebel Wilson, Xavier Samuel, Olivia Newton-John, Kris Marshall, Kevin Bishop
Directed by: Stephan Elliott
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March 20, 2012
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Will really test what you consider to be funny. Director Stephan Elliott puts a serious dent in his resume and may have his Australian citizenship revoked as a result. Full Review
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All I have to say to those who keep forking out good money for this junk is (to paraphrase my father): If you keep encouraging them, they'll just keep doing it. Full Review
The set-up is simple enough at best. The execution is simple-minded at worst. Full Review
Australia needs more envelope-pushing comedies, but A Few Best Men doesn't deliver. Full Review
A crass but highly entertaining Aussie comedy that scores a generous share of knockout laughs. Full Review
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Happy with hit and miss humour that's more often the latter than former, it fails to lift from slapstick silliness, disappointing audiences looking for more. Full Review
The writing/producing team behind 2007 Brit farce Death At A Funeral transplants most of the same plot points but none of the laughs... Full Review
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