Review of The Amorous Milkman

As something of a fan of the low-budget British Sex-Com, I feel qualified to say that this is one of the worst of the genre. Derren Nesbit wrote, produced, directed and even made a Hitchcock-style appearance in it, so he must have been pleased with himself. Unfortunately he must also have been the only one. The lead actor, Brendan Price has none of the cheeky chappie charm possessed by Robin (Confessions) Askwith, letting the double entendres drop leadenly into the air. The rest of the cast, including comedy stalwarts like Diana Dors, Bill Fraser and Roy Kinnear look as though they can't wait to get off the set and compose angry letters to their agents for ever getting them involved in this film. But the absolute nadir is reached with the appearance of Alan Lake as a hairy-chested medallion-clad Don Juan figure who invites our hero to an orgy. Just when you think the film cannot go downhill any more, Dors accuses Price of rape, Lake instigates a beating; none of your cartoon violence here, this is the real thing, which does not fit well with the comedy of the rest of the film. The only positive thing one can say about this film is the end. There is one, and it comes none too soon.