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Paddy Considine, Dean Palinczuk, Olivia Colman

Shane Meadows' improvised, low-budget comedy follows the titular characters, embittered roadie Le Donk (Paddy Considine) and aspiring rapper Scorz-ayz-ee (Dean Palinczuk), as they hit the road in an e... read more read more...ffort to get the latter a guest slot at an upcoming Arctic Monkeys concert. Fifteen years ago Le Donk was on top of the world; these days he's struggling just to claw his way up though the dirt. Scorz-ayz-ee knows he could break big if he could just make the right connections. This trip could change both of their lives forever. Before they hit the stage, however, the pair stops off to see Le Donk's ex-wife Olivia (Olivia Coleman), who's now shacking up with a vanilla nice guy (Richard Graham). Insecure Le Donk takes great delight in insulting Olivia's new lover, and nearly sabotage's his best friend's big shot at stardom due to his overwhelming jealousy of Scorz-ayz-ee's genuine talent. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 15 min.

Directed by: Shane Meadows

Release Date: June 23, 2009

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  • 76Majikat
    April 4, 2010
    76Majikat
    Whilst this mockumentary is creative and works well and is of course Directed by one of my favourite Director/Actor pairings (Meadows/Considine), I don't feel it was quite up to the standard that each of them have quite reached previously.

    Paddy is no doubt very natural in thi... read mores role and everyone in the film came across as if it was a real documentary, so praise for that. There were moments that were drawn out and I'm not sure the character, was too worthy of having a documentary made of him, interesting, but a slight let down for me, because of high expectations, Paddy's performance is a good one but the film itself doesn't really deserve a great rating.
  • gor41
    December 12, 2009
    gor41
    Small but perfectly formed. Meadows and Considine synthesize a little gem from a familiar conceit: the deluded loser with a chance at stardom. Perfectly judged dialogue reflects its genesis from years of casual development of the Le Donk character and Scor-Zay-Zee acts as an eff... read moreective counter to his acerbic outbursts.
  • lesleyanorton
    June 25, 2010
    lesleyanorton
    Shot in five days and covering five days in the life of Le Donk, music promoter, as he weedles a ten minute slot n the Arctic Monkeys tour for his up-and-coming rap prodigy Scor-Zay-Zee. Shane Meadows and Paddy Considine obviously had so much fun making this, its hard not to get ... read morecaught up in their merriment.

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Andrea Gronvall
June 24, 2010
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader

The gags are either too inside, lazily paced, or simply not funny. Full Review

Laurence Boyce
November 22, 2011
Laurence Boyce, Little White Lies

A fun five day feature from one of Britain's finest filmmakers. Full Review

David Nusair
March 17, 2010
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

Affable yet thoroughly forgettable... Full Review

Cosmo Landesman
October 16, 2009
Cosmo Landesman, Sunday Times (UK)

Think Spinal Rap. A likeable and sporadically funny film, it's rather slight for a theatrical release. Full Review

Philip French
October 16, 2009
Philip French, Observer [UK]

Considine is outrageously funny and never steps out of character, but the film hardly adds up to an evening's entertainment. Full Review

Nigel Andrews
October 16, 2009
Nigel Andrews, Financial Times

The film has about as much sense of structure as - well, as Thirst, but I laughed a fair bit. Full Review

Derek Malcolm
October 16, 2009
Derek Malcolm, This is London

Some British film-makers never give up and Shane Meadows is one of them. He'd make a movie of a custard pie if he could. And generally there's entertainment to be had from even his most hand-to-mouth ... Full Review

Nev Pierce
October 9, 2009
Nev Pierce, Empire Magazine

A monumental mockumentary from Brit cinema's premier director/actor double act. True, daft, emotional, hilarious. Full Review

Dave Calhoun
October 9, 2009
Dave Calhoun, Time Out

An endearing effort with enough heart to fill the gaps where the gags dry up or fall flat. Full Review

Ali Catterall
October 9, 2009
Ali Catterall, Film4

Jaw-bustingly funny stuff, uproarious, delightful and unexpectedly touching, containing more laugh-out-loud moments than most Hollywood comedies twice the length. Full Review

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