This ostensibly comedic film contains absolutely no funny moments whatsoever and is basically a war flick that fails to provide any sense of urgency, suspense or concern for the good guys' well-being.
All the Queen's Men (2002)
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Reviews Counted:29
Fresh:2
Rotten:27
Average Rating:3.3/10
Theatrical Release:Oct 25, 2002 Limited
Synopsis: Matt LeBlanc (of the television series FRIENDS) stars in this WWII spy comedy as American Officer Steven O'Rourke, nicknamed "Agent Almost" because he can never successfully complete a mission.... Matt LeBlanc (of the television series FRIENDS) stars in this WWII spy comedy as American Officer Steven O'Rourke, nicknamed "Agent Almost" because he can never successfully complete a mission. Stationed in England after another botched mission, O'Rourke is given one last "do or die" assignment to redeem himself. He and his mismatched platoon members must parachute into Berlin, infiltrate an all-female factory where they are producing the Nazi Enigma code machine, and successfully steal the elusive machine. With the help of Tony Parker (Eddie Izzard), a British soldier who also happens to be a drag performer, O'Rourke and his fellow soldiers (David Birkin and James Cosmo) learn the basic skills for completing their mission, like walking in heels and applying lipstick. O'Rourke and his men stumble through the German factory in full drag, barely escaping the clutches of German soldiers, while attempting to complete the most important mission of their lives. Based on the true story of the Enigma code machine, recently dramatized in films like ENIGMA and U-571, ALL THE QUEEN'S MEN is a brazen combination of slapstick humor and wartime espionage action. [More]
Starring: Matt LeBlanc, Eddie Izzard, Nicoleete Krebitz, James Cosmo
Starring: Matt LeBlanc, Eddie Izzard, Nicoleete Krebitz, James Cosmo, David Tristin Birkin, Edward Fox, Udo Kier
Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky
Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky
Screenwriter: Jeff Stockwell, David Schneider
Producer: Marco Weber, Gabrielle Kelly, Zachary Feuer, Danny Krausz
Studio: Strand Releasing
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Reviews for All the Queen's Men
Fails to satisfactorily exploit its gender politics, genre thrills or inherent humor.
Ruzowitzky has taken this mothball-y stuff and made a rather sturdy, old-fashioned entertainment out of it.
Not bad enough to qualify as a memorable dud, multinational production nonetheless misses mark on every level.
What we have here isn't a disaster, exactly, but a very handsomely produced let-down.
Jaw-droppingly superficial, straining to get by on humor that is not even as daring as John Ritter's glory days on Three's Company.
Let's hope -- shall we? -- that the 'true story' by which All the Queen's Men is allegedly "inspired" was a lot funnier and more deftly enacted than what's been cobbled together onscreen.
Bad in such a bizarre way that it's almost worth seeing, if only to witness the crazy confluence of purpose and taste.
There are cheesy backdrops, ridiculous action sequences, and many tired jokes about men in heels.
Maybe LeBlanc thought, “Hey, the movie about the baseball-playing monkey was worse.”
The pacing is often way off and there are too many bona fide groaners among too few laughs.
A modestly comic, modestly action-oriented World War II adventure that, in terms of authenticity, is one of those films that requires the enemy to never shoot straight.
It seems just a long, convoluted ploy to get men into drag -- period drag, no less.
Not only does LeBlanc make one spectacularly ugly-looking broad, but he appears miserable throughout as he swaggers through his scenes.
There is more than one joke about putting the toilet seat down. And that should tell you everything you need to know about All the Queen's Men.
A crass and insulting homage to great films like Some Like It Hot and the John Wayne classics.
A graceless, witless attempt at mating Some Like It Hot with the WWII espionage thriller.
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