Basically if you consider watching this, it is probably not the first time you have come across Blackadder. I would rate the entire 33 minutes good, but not great. Sometimes the humor is spot-on, sometimes it is just childish and unfunny. These latter moments hurt the film even more as the whole air and appearance of Blackadder and this short film is fairly elitist, so it's a huge gap to bridge if they want to make humor on a character having sex with sheep credible. Anyway, the entire time traveling plot and what Blackadder did in these different periods was entertaining to watch. The ending when he returns back to his time could have been better and less self-indulgent. I am not the greatest fan of Blackadder, Mr. Bean or Rowan Atkinson's approach to comedy in general, but he was bearable in this one. And it also helped to see famous actors such as Hugh Laurie (wow he looks so young here), Colin Firth or Stephan Fry (a personal favorite) in many scenes here. All in all, I recommend this 15-year-old short movie by BAFTA nominee Paul Weiland.
Review of Blackadder Back & Forth
