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Gave a random episode a try, from season 2 titled 'mummy's coming' or similar? An opening running joke about toast for first 5 minutes. A couple of youngsters planning a burglary dressed in a lion and a tiger costume ( yes, guess the punchline ?). Senile grandad being hit in the groin then later on spitting on the carpet. Two old ladies in the pub discussing female orgasms for 10 minutes, with sound effects. A reference to an old man in hospital getting a boner on.

Not sure how it all wrapped up in the end, as I gave up after 17 minutes before it got any crasser or unfunnier (and I'm sure they tried).

Chris Pine directs, produces, writes and stars in The Poolman. And really that is all you need to know. It's a terrible first attempt at writing and directing. Production wise it's makes a fair stab at looking and sounding decent, and of course acting wise, well, with a directors guidance it could have been improved, but hold on? Oh never mind.

Hopefully you did not pay too much other than your time and gradually depleting attention to see this obvious vanity piece of a film.

I can take off the wall scripts full of unconnected ramblings adding up to a big nothing, so long as there are characters to care about placed in situations that need to be resolved in some way. But all that needs to be resolved here is what their favourite snack, food, drink, restaurant is going to be. Having read some reviews here, I went into it resolving to at least see it through to the end, I failed after 45 minutes, a better reviewer would explain why, but 45 minutes of trying to make sense of nonsense has left me depleted.

And that is what Gary Oldman brought to life in this biopic, Churchill the man, with all of his weaknesses, doubts and depressions. Supported all along by his wife and family and friends, and of course a sense of entitlement in his own place in history.

The sense of dread in those times is conveyed in gut clenching emotion, palpable even though you know the final result of the war, you feel the near despondency and hopelessness that must have been a daily companion of those facing hard decisions with few good alternatives to choose from.

Whatever you views on Churchill, there's no doubting his sense of humour. Try entering into Google 'Churchills humorous remarks' have a chuckle, then replace Churchill with any dictator, Hitler, Stalin, Kim Jong Un... (Trump), and see how dark and cruel and spiteful the 'humour' is.

Whatever you views on Churchill, it cannot be denied that he saved his country with guile, and wit, and a drink or two.