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A towering, at times monumentally good central performance from the character actor Roger Allam stands at the heart of The Hippopotamus, but it is entirely alone. Jun 2, 2017 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
A towering, at times monumentally good central performance from the character actor Roger Allam stands at the heart of The Hippopotamus, but it is entirely alone.
Kevin Maher
It's still a pleasure, and often a joy, to watch the star measuring out and savouring Fry's rich wordplay like fingers of scotch. Jun 1, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
It's still a pleasure, and often a joy, to watch the star measuring out and savouring Fry's rich wordplay like fingers of scotch.
Mike McCahill
This adaptation of Stephen Fry's comic novel relies so heavily on voiceover that it's practically an audiobook. May 22, 2017 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
This adaptation of Stephen Fry's comic novel relies so heavily on voiceover that it's practically an audiobook.
Tom Huddleston
Director John Jencks does a great job highlighting the cognitive dissonance resulting from the human race's uneasy blend of practicality and credulity. And Roger Allam is terrific as the self-loathing Ted Wallace, drunk poet turned drunk sleuth. Mar 9, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Director John Jencks does a great job highlighting the cognitive dissonance resulting from the human race's uneasy blend of practicality and credulity. And Roger Allam is terrific as the self-loathing Ted Wallace, drunk poet turned drunk sleuth.
Sarah Cartland
Sex, alcohol and a generous helping of four-letter invective all feature in a comedy-drama somewhat over-reliant on large gobbets of fruity narration and totally indebted to Allam's stand-out turn. Oct 9, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Sex, alcohol and a generous helping of four-letter invective all feature in a comedy-drama somewhat over-reliant on large gobbets of fruity narration and totally indebted to Allam's stand-out turn.
Matthew Bond
The rest of the supporting characters are little more than targets of Wallace's diatribes. That's not to say that the A plot lacks appeal. But Wallace is, without a doubt, the star of the show. Aug 7, 2017 | Full Review…
The rest of the supporting characters are little more than targets of Wallace's diatribes. That's not to say that the A plot lacks appeal. But Wallace is, without a doubt, the star of the show.
Jessica Baxter
This British satirical comedy may be a bit of a mess, but since it's based on a Stephen Fry novel, the snappy wit in the dialogue zings with his specific brand of intelligent humour. Jun 9, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
This British satirical comedy may be a bit of a mess, but since it's based on a Stephen Fry novel, the snappy wit in the dialogue zings with his specific brand of intelligent humour.
Rich Cline
This adaptation of Stephen Fry's novel leans heavily on the elegant profanity of the source material. Jun 4, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
This adaptation of Stephen Fry's novel leans heavily on the elegant profanity of the source material.
Wendy Ide
Despite a wonderfully witty voiceover and the bullish playing of a willing ensemble, this bawdy romp consistently stumbles over its more contrived excesses. Jun 1, 2017 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Despite a wonderfully witty voiceover and the bullish playing of a willing ensemble, this bawdy romp consistently stumbles over its more contrived excesses.
David Parkinson
The writing here is sometimes arch and laboured but Allam puts across even the most stilted lines with enormous brio. May 31, 2017 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
The writing here is sometimes arch and laboured but Allam puts across even the most stilted lines with enormous brio.
Geoffrey Macnab
An old-fashioned romp through the eccentricities of the upper classes, it's a fun mystery with a nicely filthy mind. May 30, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
An old-fashioned romp through the eccentricities of the upper classes, it's a fun mystery with a nicely filthy mind.
Emma Johnston
Brought to the silver screen by director John Jencks, the flavour and indelible, idiosyncratic tone of the author is imbued in this faithful adaptation. May 26, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Brought to the silver screen by director John Jencks, the flavour and indelible, idiosyncratic tone of the author is imbued in this faithful adaptation.
Stefan Pape
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