Oh boy. wipes the tears from my face. Laughing tears, before you ask. Really this one had me laughing the laugh I’d never have expected from it. As with the last couple of reviews, I’ve gotta apologise, I’m really having trouble finding the place that usually comes so easy to me and writing about movies etc so if this review sucks I’m sorry. It may be better represented by my simply saying, I liked it – but usually I eventually work my way back to my former self quicker if I at least try to make the words come.

I had a really dodgy viewing experience with this due to the age of the copy I had. I finally decided to watch it ‘cos of this week’s wonderful Kubrick season on More4 (if nothing else, watch the trailer, wow). While it’s not particularly Kubrickian, it certainly appeals to a Kubrick fan, at least, this Kubrick fan, with its soundtrack selections if nothing else.

It’s basically The Hoax meets The Talented Mr. Ripley with a whole lot of hokum and camp silliness – that’s the part that I didn’t expect and I’m surprised that I haven’t found bundles of reviews criticising this factor. Jim Davidson … oh my god … that’s when my eyes literally started streaming I was laughing so much, from the moment he appeared singing “Hello” lol. I loved him after the whole Hell’s Kitchen thing, but this is something else entirely. That he steals the movie from the already wonderful John Malkovich is reason enough to watch in itself.