Eaten by Lions

source: Eaten by Lions

source: Eaten by Lions

A lovely, charming movie that will make you feel good. The title itself may be disturbing at first glance, but the movie is fun to watch, comic at points, never dull. So, grab some popcorn, sit back and enjoy the show. Esentially it is a story about belonging and acceptance, which every one of us strives to have. Overall, a very nice movie.

This is a mildly amusing tale of a search for a father who has abandoned his life child after a one night stand. The backstory is done in a hurried manner and we get to the main plot device. It's a slight tale tar has some amusing moments and a heartwarming fraternal relationship that's etched with some sympathy. Some minor interesting characters esp the Pakistani family warts and all. Mild diversionary fare.

Lots of fun and paced well for the all ages over the certification. Not too risque either so i would say a safe family choice. Classicly British quirks to the characters, each very well delivered. Anything can happen in Blackpool!

Love British films and this is one of those feel good films that we do well. Loved the great cast and Johnny Vegas was super as usual. I liked the fact that for once someone with special needs was featured as a real character.

What is the Bangra dance tune at the end ..... please somebody ?

So just to set expectations, the end of this film tailed off a little until the final scene sitting on a tree. I felt a little lost in how the story opened because i didn't appreciate they were step-brothers, but this is the kind of film where the netflix generation will put the phone down and pay attention. The story is just madcap. Its a bit like Ferris Muellers Day Off meets Andy and Tim from Little Britain. Most of the comedy is so absurd and typically British. Its hard to see how they could keep a straight face through the sketches. Production shows all the glories of Bradford (so around 30 seconds of tracking shots), Blackpool and there is a rather iconic bit of film with the car drifting towards the sea. It added to the film because it slowed the pace down. The two leads were hopelessly miscast but they managed to pull off sibling chemistry. I found the "asian orphan" lead was a little wooden whereas the "white orphan" lead was probably too animated. But thats what made the comedic value. So with the asian guy, there is this look of childlike glee in his face as he takes off his shoes to go in the sea like its his first time ever that he did this. The real humour comes from the nutty supporting cast. I think they were all playing for kicks. There is still stiff muslim prospective in-laws who collectively gave a sense of awkwardness. You get father of the year who blames his kids for being born or father of the year, and I think the grandmother character was brilliantly told in flashback. This is the kind of gem i'd put alongside Rocket Singh. Very relatable characters until you realise they are all mad.

Nothing to see her but a trope of stereotypes say bad lines.

I managed about 20 minutes of this before I realized it was heading no where. The humor fell flat, the characters were stereotypes and persisting with it would have wasted time that I could never retrieve. Amazon scours the globe for inexpensive offerings, perhaps picking them up for cheap to stream. Very occasionally there may be a gem. This is not one of them!