Unutterably depressing. A nation reduced to this dreadful smut.

Before you apologists for this dross call me a prude, what I mean by smut is the kind of mysoginistic banter that your average virgin 15 year old lad spouts when boasting of his exploits to his slack-jawed mates.

Remember that for a "sexually oriented" film there is no nudity, only Jonny Vegas in a vast vest. Everything else is implied or off camera, the makers seemingly prudish enough to deny us the courage of their convictions.

As a fan of The Office and The League of Gentlemen and Smack the Pony I was hoping for the best. I have seen small screen stars make great film debuts, take a bow Ali G, but nothing could have prepared me for this. Considering this cost half again as much as Trainspotting, I think we have been pretty short changed.

It seems you are only as good as your material, and I wouldn't wipe my proverbial with this script.

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