Review of Grimsby (2016) by Nicholas_Linden — 24 Mar 2016

This is the kind of film one should expect from Sacha Baron Coen at this point. The film follows the brothers Noby and Graves as they try to stop an evil plot to unleash a virus to "decrease the surplus population".

With a few gags and some misunderstandings the brothers must put aside their differences in order to save the day. This enjoyment one can have from this movie solely depends on the viewer's tolerance of Coen's pop-culture- crude sense of humor.

The gags are hit and miss with some giving more laughs than others. The opening gag with the bed in the store got a few chuckles out of me and the names of Noby's children (one named Skeletor). The trailer thankfully didn't spoil the best gags much like how most comedy s nowadays do so.

The one scene that actually surprised me was the infamous elephant breeding scene. It is crude but it has impressive technical and effects behind it (considering the subject manner). One of the problems with the film were the flash back scenes.

Although the child actors do an admirable job giving life to the young brothers, they feel out of place with the tone of the rest of the film. One scene is upbeat which immediately is cut by the scene when the brothers are separated which creates an emotional whiplash.

The action sequences may have its fair share of shaky cam but some of the pov shots really immerse the viewer for a few moments. In conclusion "The brothers Grimsby" is worth some laughs although the humor is far from sophisticated it is a fum comedy that is worth your time.