A decent performance from Pegg in a disappointing film. Neither sharp nor satirical, Weide's adaptation relies too heavily on slapstick, and misses the point of the source material in the process.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Robert B. Weide -
Producer -
Stephen Woolley , Elizabeth Karlsen -
Screenwriter -
Peter Straughan -
Distributor -
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -
Production Co -
Film 4 , Intandem Films , Number 9 Films -
Rating -
R (Graphic Nudity|Brief Drug Material|Language) -
Genre -
Comedy -
Original Language -
British English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 3, 2008, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jan 21, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$2.8M -
Runtime -
1h 49m
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