Caught in the Act

I think this has got to be one of the funniest British films ever made. The sheer silliness of the plot and the completely mismatched trio of friends make this a film to sit back with a beverage of your choice and laugh at.

In my opinion, all the cast play their parts well, with an outstanding performance from the veteran Leslie Phillips as an piano teacher who likes a "small" sherry. The sequence involving a pre-war socket and a modern tape recorder has me in fits of laughter.

The finale, involving the three main characters singing in a talent show [ dressed as pig-tailed schoolgirls ] has tears rolling down my face and my face aching from laughter. Again, the farcical nature of the lyrics about how each of them " lost IT " in various locations around the school and "IT" turning out to be not what you were expecting, just gives the whole film an appeal to all ages from the older kids up to grandparents.

If you haven't seen this film, give it a go - you'll be surprised.

First of all the female co-host is hard to look at. It is hard to watch there is no charisma. And honestly who wants to have a big bald man tell you how you feel. If the contestant does not want to do something they should not force them. And what kind of expert are either one of these people. And the host let the contestant go catch his boyfriend Is in the act all by himself seriously. And when the host comes in while the 2 guys are Arguing That Tami Is not an expert is not personable and just seriously hard to watch. So in retrospect you guys should hire different people to put the show on and find some Better stories. The way they set the show up they set it up so there was definitely a confrontation where it looked like they hoped it would cause a fight.

Great show!!! Better than cheaters. It's a very interesting and entertaining show. Will time in every Monday to watch it. Tammy looks good and gets straight to the point. Kevin does a good job. Again it's a great show. Looking forward for more episodes.

"A sunny, feel-good, female buddy movie" was how Allan Hunter of Screen International described this film. And it is just that. Delightful, easy and charming. The climactic sequence in a village hall in Norfolk wherein the heroine triumvirate take part in a talent contest contains some memorable comedic moments in the best traditions of the Boulting Brothers. Gentle comedy moves effortlessly into broad comedy and thence into farce. The cast is full of familiar faces from British film and TV - most notably Sara Crowe, Nadia Sawalha, Leslie Phillips, Paul Shelley and Nickolas Grace. All are terrific.

Originally made for the cinema, this film was deemed so awful by the distributors that it resulted in a straight-to-video release. It's easy to see why. 'Caught in the Act' desperately wants to be another 'Four Weddings and a Funeral', but it's stupid, pointless and completely unbelievable.

The trio of female leads turn in terribly childish performances (especially the annoyingly-voiced Sara Crowe) and the supporting actors are even worse! With a juvenile script and stereotyped characters, the movie seems to be stuck in a 1950's timewarp.

Only the acting of comedy veteran Leslie Phillips raises the level above utter farce.

'Caught in the Act' is embarressing and ultimately very forgettable.