Review of Clockwise (1986) by Michael B — 13 Jan 2008

John Clees at one of his best! Hilarious!!!

This review of Clockwise (1986) was written by Michael B on 13 Jan 2008.

Clockwise has generally received positive reviews.

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By Eric B (2,026) on 12 Apr 2013

Hardcore Monty Python fans may be disappointed with this lightweight John Cleese vehicle, but it's an enjoyable, if unambitious, farce…

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By Raphael H (9) on 29 Mar 2011

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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 John K (1,706) on 31 Jul 2010

A great forgotten comedy, makes me sweat and nervous everytime I watch it haha I just keep wanting him to succeed aarrrggghhhh there are some…

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By Paul W (1,226) on 17 Jun 2008

Hilarious Python type film from John Cleese…

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By Michael D (2,363) on 25 May 2009

Basil Fawlty is undeniably the greatest comic creation of John Cleese and though Clockwise's Mr Stimson is a little more restrained and refined,…

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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 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 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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