Review of Grimsby (2016) by Juliankennedy23 — 30 Jan 2017
Sacha Baron Cohen can be very hit and miss. When he hits he can be brilliant such as his Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan and when he misses? Well, we have Bruno.
In the non-mockumentary category The Dictator was a fairly fun and a surprisingly funny romp and now we have the follow-up miss. The Brothers Grimsby is simply awful. Cohen and his clan of characters are so utterly unlikeable and the gross-out jokes so forced it simply is painful to watch.
Gross out comedy can work. Borat’s naked wrestling scene is one of the funniest things I have ever seen. That movie earned its gross-out scene which came from the characters interactions. This movie forces ridiculous scenario after ridiculous scenario in a bizarre game of one-upmanship.
As for the characters. Well, the idea of James Bond having an incompetent simpleton brother following him around has good comedic potential. Cohen’s character and those he surrounds himself with are simply unlikable and not a group one want to spend any time around.
Sentimental about the classless freeloading scum and gross beyond the point of funny The Brothers Grimsley is a chore to even watch.
This review of Grimsby (2016) was written by Juliankennedy23 on 30 Jan 2017.
Grimsby has generally received mixed reviews.
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