Review of Basil (1998) by Bradford D — 31 Mar 2011

This film is a sad and pathetic assault on ones intelligence. It is an endless parade of improbable and unlikely events strung together in the form, if not substance, of a narrative. Here is an example of the level of thought put into this movie: At one point young Basil scares a little girl by using cellophane tape to distort his facial features.

We have all done it. You just tape your nose to one side and you eyelids in extreme angles and you are good to go. There is just one problem. Cellophane Tape was invented by Dick Drew in 1930 and not during Victorian times.

This movie belongs to the same dubious subset of films as Endless Love starring Brooke Shields. If you enjoyed that one then queue this up and prepare for a feast.