Review of Clockwise (1986) by Jason J — 06 May 2008

John Cleese is hilarious as the Headmaster in this funny British comedy.

This review of Clockwise (1986) was written by Jason J on 06 May 2008.

Clockwise has generally received positive reviews.

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By Zach V (97) on 23 Aug 2009

With a character and plot that suit Cleese to a t, this is one of the funniest films I have ever seen…

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By Erik D (234) on 11 Oct 2014

What this all boils downs to is that Clockwise is simply for those who are fans of John Cleese because it is all about him and the sort of…

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By John D (2,323) on 30 Sep 2008

Right Right! Left Left! It's beautiful to watch John Cleese exacerbating every single thing in the world…

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By Victor M (495) on 15 Jan 2014

A Time Maniac like Mr. Brian Stimpson has a the worst day of his life when all his planning gets wrong…

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By Martin D (1,305) on 12 Apr 2010

Hillariys moive..john cleese is awesomeJohn Cleese's knack for mining hilarity from the growing frustration of a dignified gentleman is fully…

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By Pauline L (196) on 16 Aug 2009

Cleese is at his best in this typcial British comedy movie. It drags in some places, but the story is well written and paced…

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By Soumyadip C (2) on 19 Jul 2008

I don't know what it is about this movie special - the jokes are subtle / low key…

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By Ross C (265) on 18 Oct 2008

If you want to spend an afternoon watching a movie that just makes you want to kill yourself out of frustration then rent this out…

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By Christopher P (712) on 01 Jan 2010

Good cast, good laugh. Brian Stimpson picks up where Basil Fawlty left off…

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By Hannah D (723) on 05 May 2009

I remember watching this for the first time on video when we were snowed in when we were staying in a cottage in Yorkshire, and I absolutely…

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