A lot of the other reviews have said this film is trite, whimsical, sickly, dull, stupid, fluffy and melodramatic. They are all correct. But none of that stopped me enjoying it greatly.
The story is as old as the hills; two very different people have to go and perform a task against their wills; find out they get on, but shock horror things get in the way. There is a reason this story is so old, because it works.
Here it is excellently told and totally engaging. The characters are painted with a big brush using bright colours, but they are interesting, unusual and easy to emphasise with.
Because you get attached to the characters the film becomes tense in places and although their is little action I found it quite exciting in a subtle way. We laughed out loud, sighed and groaned in all the right places.
Some people have been quite harsh about this film saying it brings down British politics or demeans foreign cultures; I think they are watching this film with their serious hat on. Don't expect Apocalypse Now this is a light comedy about fishing in the desert with a bit of romance thrown in.
The story is as old as the hills; two very different people have to go and perform a task against their wills; find out they get on, but shock horror things get in the way. There is a reason this story is so old, because it works.
Here it is excellently told and totally engaging. The characters are painted with a big brush using bright colours, but they are interesting, unusual and easy to emphasise with.
Because you get attached to the characters the film becomes tense in places and although their is little action I found it quite exciting in a subtle way. We laughed out loud, sighed and groaned in all the right places.
Some people have been quite harsh about this film saying it brings down British politics or demeans foreign cultures; I think they are watching this film with their serious hat on. Don't expect Apocalypse Now this is a light comedy about fishing in the desert with a bit of romance thrown in.