Saw it last night and yes, it is Outnumbered Go On Holiday but with different actors. So, if you enjoy Outnumbered you will not be disappointed. Top-notch performances from the three children who as with the TV series are just that bit smarter than the stupid adults. Great shots of the Scottish Highlands and Billy Connelly in fine form in a poignant role. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie.
shareI love Outnumbered, but the reviews seem a little lacklustre. Surely it's not as good as the series, otherwise the reviews would be more positive, wouldn't they?
shareIf it is not as good as the series, that is only because it is only a single 90-minute film, and not a whole series - there is not enough of the children, and there is a bit more emphasis on the adults' problems.
The BluRay has a small number of deleted scenes, but no out-takes. A great pity - I imagine that a lot more hilarious stuff got left on the proverbial cutting-room floor.
It would be great to see a TV-spin-off series with these children and their parents.
It would be great to see a TV-spin-off series with these children and their parents.
I disagree, I thought the kids were excellent. The film descending into sentimental nonsense and the whole thing being manipulative in the extreme is, to use a good old English word, bollocks. Admittedly the film did fall apart in the final ten minutes, but up to that point the film was anything but sentimental. It could have gone in the feel good Hollywood direction by having a wonderful birthday party and grand dad dying peacefully at the end. Refreshingly it didn't, with him dying halfway through and his body set adrift and burnt. Feeling used afterwards, do people actually say that in real life, it sounds rather melodramatic.
Despite their differences, everyone conveniently loves each other, or resolve their differences, by the end?
The loveable Granddad spouting cod philosophy which the kids act on to dubious but apparently loveable and legally acceptable effect?
But it's not manipulative? I've seen porn more subtle than this.
I said the film falls apart at the end. How is Granddad dying halfway through the film and his body being burnt and set adrift manipulative? And what cod philosophy? As Billy Connolly improvised a lot of the time I just don't see this. You should stick to the porn you obviously love.
I kind of agree, I'm probably too old and cynical for sentimental 'let's all just get on' rubbish like this.
I don't love porn, but it's a lot more honest about its purpose than films like this.
i don't really agree with your overall opinion of the movie but i agree whole-heartedly about the eavesdropping scene...that was really bad.
shareI agreed, the kids are not charming and feel made up. And the sentimental stuff in the end with quasi philosophical moments is a true pain to watch.
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