Review of Burke & Hare (2010) by Brad G — 28 Dec 2011

There is a definite glimmer of old John Landis inside Burke & Hare--it's not The Blues Brothers Landis or even The Three Amigos Landis, but! it's almost the Spies LIke Me Landis and that's good enough for me.

Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis have enough of an allure together and Landis revels in the perverse comedy of the gore, obviously trying to capture some of that dark Ladykillers humor. There are several good laughs to be found and it really is fun to see Tom Wilkenson, Tim Curry, Isla Fisher, Christopher Lee, Ronnie Corbett, etc juggle the grisly absurdity.

And, of course, it's got those friendly Landis Face credits that I love so much! VF.