I bought this DVD in the spur of an impulse since it was on sale and the storyline seemed to promise something different. I didn't know anyone from this production so I was pleasantly surprised. This is a solid and very funny movie that even deals with some noteworthy issues, like the prejudices against immigrants and against people who live of welfare and the lack of integrity of the establishment. As I write those issues down I feel that it sounds much too heavy for what this movie brings, because all this is handled with much fun and light-hearted irony.
Okay, Nick Giannopoulos may not be the worlds greatest actor, but he is exactly right for the part of the macho, self-absorbed, loitering-about wog-boy. With the help of an excellent script and a subtle direction he portrays the wog-boy with conviction: his face and belly a bit too puffy, his trousers too tight, his hair too long and slick, his grins, and winks too heavy, yet with a schoolboy's charm that can be easily understood to win the heart of his love-interest. I was impressed by the way in which this actor, obviously from Greek descent himself, thus dared to more or less parody himself.
Lucy Bell is beautiful and skillful actress, besides being very funny, and most of the other parts in this movie are equally well played. Of course, as in any other comedy like this, some of the characters are a bit one-dimensional or caricaturized, like the female minister or the Yugoslavian mafia-guy, but who cares if they do this with so much enthusiasm and visible pleasure.
Fun is evidently the key-word here: not that you'll constantly roar with laughter (although there are many instances that I laughed out loud see for instance the hilarious parody on Travolta's disco-dancing!), but you'll have a constant smile on your face when you watch this movie.
Okay, Nick Giannopoulos may not be the worlds greatest actor, but he is exactly right for the part of the macho, self-absorbed, loitering-about wog-boy. With the help of an excellent script and a subtle direction he portrays the wog-boy with conviction: his face and belly a bit too puffy, his trousers too tight, his hair too long and slick, his grins, and winks too heavy, yet with a schoolboy's charm that can be easily understood to win the heart of his love-interest. I was impressed by the way in which this actor, obviously from Greek descent himself, thus dared to more or less parody himself.
Lucy Bell is beautiful and skillful actress, besides being very funny, and most of the other parts in this movie are equally well played. Of course, as in any other comedy like this, some of the characters are a bit one-dimensional or caricaturized, like the female minister or the Yugoslavian mafia-guy, but who cares if they do this with so much enthusiasm and visible pleasure.
Fun is evidently the key-word here: not that you'll constantly roar with laughter (although there are many instances that I laughed out loud see for instance the hilarious parody on Travolta's disco-dancing!), but you'll have a constant smile on your face when you watch this movie.