While most of the movie was an amusing self-referential satire of British costume dramas, some of the jokes grew tedious as they were overplayed (the birth scene springs to mind). A few times I wanted to scream out, "Get on with it". The more you know about the British film industry and the players, the more you will appreciate the movie.
That said, the self-involved leads, the art film snobbery of the assistant and her pompous pronouncements, the fleecing of the backers, the gratuitous battle scene, and the Gillian Anderson cameo are all hilarious. Worth a viewing if you consider yourself in the target audience, and especially if you loved "Adaptation".
That said, the self-involved leads, the art film snobbery of the assistant and her pompous pronouncements, the fleecing of the backers, the gratuitous battle scene, and the Gillian Anderson cameo are all hilarious. Worth a viewing if you consider yourself in the target audience, and especially if you loved "Adaptation".