A Bunch of Amateurs Reviews

Cosy am-dram luv in which is completely bland like a warm ovaltine on a Sunday night.

I thought this was gonna be straight to DVD crap but it actually quite a nice charming little film about a big head Hollywood actor trying his luck in a small English village with the local thesp troop and some Shakespearian roles. Its not groundbreaking or anything but it is a good, fun funny little film with a great performance by Burt Reynolds and all the supporting UK cast members, especially Derek Jacobi as a jealous thesp hehe
Really enjoyed it, shame its missed the big screen and better attention.

this was really a good movie, and kind of mirrored burt reynolds's career, exc for playing shakespeare. he turned out to be a better actor after he gave up on those stunt movies. this movie, striptease, my name is earl are all very easy to watch burt grow old and funny.

its a lovely movie. immensely enjoyable. i loved it to the core. the cover didn't make me feel good about the film except for the fact that its from the producers of 'Shakespeare in love' which i loved very much. that alone made me rent this out and i would have missed this beauty otherwise. some people may criticize about the logical issues like a Hollywood superstar accepting a theater offer without doing much background checks and not having his convoy of assistants/managers or local contacts in England...etc. what do we expect, its a movie after all. nevertheless you won't feel anything while watching it as you will be busy laughing all the way. Charles Durning, Imelda Staunton, Derek Jacobi, Samantha Bond and Gemma Lawrence (the kid) - highly talented and wonderful. about the lead ?? i don't have to say much...Burt Reynolds, he is. i was really really happy after watching this movie. My verdict: Don't miss it. (BTW never trust in the top critics' reviews - all they do is find faults to make them look genius)

If you do expect much you will not be disappointed. Okay to watch with the wife eating a Saturday night meal.

For Fans Of: Bad plastic surgery, Bad scripts
Date Night: Nope
Art Factor: None
Fun Factor: Low
Emotional Factor: None
Inteeligence Required: None
Essential Viewing: No

This was terrible. Boring may not be a strong enough word to describe the script. Burt Reynolds really stretches here playing a washed up movie star who can't get work. The rest of the cast are just pretty much there. You know, I watch quite a few movies, and this might just be the worst I have seen in the last two months. And I saw A-Team! I did think about laughing a couple of times.

The funniest film I've seen in ages. I haven't laughed so much for a very long time.

I really wanted to love this film as I'm involved with my local drama group, but it never seemed to achieve the comic potential it deserved. It's enjoyable enough, and fine if you're looking for gentle british comedy.

Good movie - English humour, funny thespian mockery

whilst this movie tries to be cutesie, the sickeningly chiche'd shakespear theme made this movie rare, in the way that not many films are 90 minutes and make it feel like an eternity. absolute stinker.