Monday, September 26, 2011

Klovn (Clown: The Movie)

I'm seeing this based on my sister-in-law's wholehearted recommendation.  As I've said many times before, the uncomfortable-situation genre of film comedies are difficult to watch.  To the credit of Clown's nationality, though, it's much easier to handle when the actors are European.  Based on a smash hit television series, the story is about two friends - one creepy, one hapless - who embark on a weekend of debauchery to escape their "boring" normal lives.  Except the hapless one brings along his 11-year-old nephew so as to prove to his girlfriend that he's ready for a family.  Significant crude hilarity follows.

Is the film funny?  Yes.  Does it deserve the fanboy-adoration I saw last night when it won the Gutbuster award for best comedy?  Not really.  I prefer the humor of Carre Blanc.  Watch this if you can tolerate stupid funny and lots of uncomfortable situations.

Klovn (Clown: The Movie)
2010, 90 minutes, directed by Mikkel Nørgaard

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