1/10
Warning: Possibly the worst film I've ever seen
17 November 2001
Be warned! This is possibly the worst film I've ever seen. If you enjoyed the good acting and witty plot of the original - don't watch this film. The young cast deliver tolerable performances but die on screen under a hail of friendly fire from their own side. In particular the blame must attach to the script writers who do not have a single original idea and appear not to have understood the fact that even apparently nasty characters have emotions (the portrayal of which made the first film so good).

Instead the writers seem to have gone in for a combination of sub-Dawsons creek teenage angst and dialogue intercut every 15 minutes or so with crude sexual scenes which must have been cut from such 70s British 'classics' as the amorous milkman. At every point the writers seem to have opted for the lowest common denominator wether it is the twice repeated gratuitous scenes of lesbianism to the stereotypical English Butler, Psychotic German chef, Asian maid etc. The producers must share some of the blame for the obvious budget limitations, and the director appears to have been incorrectly billed- surely only Pinocchio could produce such wooden direction!

Altogether 1/10 and no stars to the BBFC who gave this a 15 rating in the UK!
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