This 'movie' takes 40 minutes to get to the premise; this is the moment Paul tells his mates that they are going to kidnap the Pope.
The scene showing a Las Vegas act pretending to pick his nose, then smear the product down a mike stand is drawn out, and totally unnecessary. A momentary redeeming feature is the guitar skills of the woman in the 'band' who plays a great solo in a scene minutes before - I think Duke Mitchell was wanting to showcase Las Vegas nightlife. Largely he fails. The scene, in Italy, of getting the obese young woman back to the hotel room is pitiful with respect to movie-making, and derogatory towards people with weight control issues.
Shame on you, Mt Vic Flicks for showing it, although the bloke selling tickets commented on 'B-grade genre'. The premise sounded exciting though - a comedy about gangsters who kidnap the Pope, then demand $1 from every Catholic in the world. Funny in 3 or 4 places from its poor line delivery, mostly. I remain sickened by the amount of shootings (and a drawn-out slo-mo beating).
And the blunt ending is near bewildering as the situation the character finds himself in. Pathetic overall.
The scene showing a Las Vegas act pretending to pick his nose, then smear the product down a mike stand is drawn out, and totally unnecessary. A momentary redeeming feature is the guitar skills of the woman in the 'band' who plays a great solo in a scene minutes before - I think Duke Mitchell was wanting to showcase Las Vegas nightlife. Largely he fails. The scene, in Italy, of getting the obese young woman back to the hotel room is pitiful with respect to movie-making, and derogatory towards people with weight control issues.
Shame on you, Mt Vic Flicks for showing it, although the bloke selling tickets commented on 'B-grade genre'. The premise sounded exciting though - a comedy about gangsters who kidnap the Pope, then demand $1 from every Catholic in the world. Funny in 3 or 4 places from its poor line delivery, mostly. I remain sickened by the amount of shootings (and a drawn-out slo-mo beating).
And the blunt ending is near bewildering as the situation the character finds himself in. Pathetic overall.