The premise for this film is that life in Britain these days, particularly in South Wales, is so miserable that you'd be better off in a prison in Denmark. Yes, I know, but it's a BBC film and that's the mindset of BBC groupthink nowadays. So our 'hero' Herb tries to get to Denmark so he can commit a crime and get sent to jail.
The first half of the film is slow moving and relentlessly depressing. There's an f word in almost every sentence. The other words are often mumbled - again, this seems to be the style these days.
When our hero gets to Denmark, you'll never guess what doesn't happen and what does happen instead. Oh, you did guess. Clever you. The second half of the film moves smoothly from one implausible scenario to the next even more unlikely one.
It's a mystery why this film is described as a comedy - there are only a few scenes with a dog that are mildly amusing.
Don't expect an interesting ending to the film, with a twist or a satisfying conclusion. It just fizzles out. Like this.
The first half of the film is slow moving and relentlessly depressing. There's an f word in almost every sentence. The other words are often mumbled - again, this seems to be the style these days.
When our hero gets to Denmark, you'll never guess what doesn't happen and what does happen instead. Oh, you did guess. Clever you. The second half of the film moves smoothly from one implausible scenario to the next even more unlikely one.
It's a mystery why this film is described as a comedy - there are only a few scenes with a dog that are mildly amusing.
Don't expect an interesting ending to the film, with a twist or a satisfying conclusion. It just fizzles out. Like this.