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Summary: Charming Silliness
Review: I first saw "The Full Monty" at the home of a friend in Scotland. I, apparently alone on the planet, had never heard of this wildly popular flick, and really wasn't all that interested in watching it.Three years later, "The Full Monty" has become one of my treasured favorites, a guaranteed feel-good experience even after multiple (too many to count) viewings. Everybody knows the plot by now--down-and-out laid-off Yorkshire blue-collar workers who turn to strip-dancing to make a quick buck. It's not the plot that's so wonderful, although it certainly is a wonderful premise, but the sheer exuberant charm of the movie itself. Much like "A Hard Day's Night" was in ths 60s, this is just a bunch of silliness that works. From the incredibly nostalgic soundtrack to the bleak but somehow beautiful cinematography to the superb acting (Robert Carlyle is at his best here) to the understated British humor, this movie is simply a gem. "The Full Monty" debuts soon on Broadway, and I shudder to think how the sheer simplicity of this film will fare on the Great White Way as a play. All the more reason, I say, to purchase and treasure this movie. If you haven't seen it, or you have forgotten how wonderful it is, do yourself a favor and get the tape. This one's a keeper
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Summary: Packed with humor and human nature!
Review: A fabulous performance by versatile Scottish actor Robert Carlyle ("Angela's Ashes" and "Trainspotting") is accompanied by a chubbier Mark Addy (Fred Flintstone in "The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas",) Tom Wilkinson ("The Patriot" and soon, "The Importance of Being Earnest") and three others to complete the funniest sextet of actors you are likely to see in some time. They set out to do "The Full Monty," i.e. strip down to bare bottom for the women of the formerly prosperous Steel-City of Sheffield, as a means of making some money to live through unemployment. Packed with humor and human nature, "The Full Monty" takes you through the preparation of this odd team of former steel workers to do a full striptease, an act they have top pull together in less than two weeks. I bet you will want to add it to your video collection.
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Summary: A test of credibility
Review: THE FULL MONTY is a movie buff's test of credibility. It doesn't have the suspense to carry on as a drama. If it is a comedy, the film is a one joker. It is predictable to the nth. Scene A: We're off, we're going to get going with our nude revue--oh! oh! there is a problem that we have to sort out with one of the guys who is going to back out of dancing in the nude and that's funny! Scenes B,C,D etc. : Same as Scene A with a different guy ad predictalitum. What ever happened to those good British comedy story writers who gave us Wrong Box and Ladykillers?
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Summary: Full Frontal Fun
Review: I saw this movie back when it was showing in theaters and it is a nice movie to have on dvd. Centered around a group of men that decide stripping in a women's club (inspired by a visit of Chippendale dancers) is a way to make money, we are treated to a hilarious look at a bunch of regular joes with less-than-perfect bodies and with no dancing ability trying to become the men that women clamour for. What is really nice about this film, is we get to know these men and their problems---the things that have brought them to this point. Robert Carlyle is particularly good as the ring leader of this bunch, the man who is determined to make this work in order to use the money for his son's benefit. Perfectly complimenting the film is the soundtrack, full of gems that make the soundtrack cd as must have as well.
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Summary: Funny, funny, funny...
Review: Any woman who has been to see male strippers will find this movie hilarious. It follows a bunch of unemployed average guys trying to make an extra buck by stripping. I've seen both the movie and the live stage show and the movie is much better.
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Summary: Take It Off, Boys
Review: A delightfully witty small comedy about a group of English blokes who realize that, in order to regain their self esteem, they have to 'take it all off' at a strip fest for the local women ... because if you can't have your dignity, at least you can be admired for your courage. Each of the characters is given a marvelous subplot into their private lives, and the exploration of each of the principles is priceless. A wonderful film that dares to go all the way.
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Summary: Take it off!
Review: Funny, feel-good comedy about 6 guys who are unemployed and complain about their state of affairs. They agree to do a strip show for a few bucks, but with one slight twist--they'll take EVERYTHING off! Robert Carlyle (who was downright scary as Begbie in "Trainspotting") has never been funnier and so at ease onscreen, and the other supporting cast memebers (including Tom Wilkinson) are also good. A great movie about following your dreams, physical appearance, and beating the odds. So why the mere 4-star rating? Because there are virtually no features on this disc (just a trailer), plus the sound is not 5.1 surround but 2.0 stereo. It sounds good for what it is, but I would have like to have gotten a better audio presentation. But these are small gripes: "The Full Monty" was one of the better movies of 1997 and warrants your attention.
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Summary: A Feel Good Movie
Review: Characters you care about, a plausibly funny plot, and a film one can relate to and feel good about. The Full Monty also has something that is hardly seen in films of recent past and that is a comraderie among a group of men that is not brought on by a war or a team sporting event, but by another type urgency; unemployment and lack of self esteem. The male bonding does not go as far as hating women, but only the need of respect from women and from people in general. The relationship of Robert Carlye's character and the son is genuine, and the lower middle class English town and it's people are atmosheric and very real.
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Summary: Wonderful, feel-good movie for the whole family...
Review: Seriously, despite the subject matter. This movie of out-of-work Brits who turn to stripping to make a buck is one of the funniest movies of all time, and it holds up well under multiple viewings. You'll be standing up and cheering by the end.
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Summary: A charming film.
Review: The Full Monty was a delightful film. I first watched it with friends after a holiday dinner and decided to get it and share it with my husband who also found it enjoyable. The characters are well rounded, and the details of their lives and personal tribulations make them thoroughly engaging. What I found most endearing was the development of closeness among the men whose fiscal disasters had brought them together in the first place. No matter how outrageous the concept of the average guy getting naked in a Chippendales' style review, the spirit and courage of the men were wonderful to see. So too was the gradual regrowth of their sense of personal worth as they worked out their routine together. The scene in the unemployment queue with the men unconsciously going through their routine to background music was wonderful.
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