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The film itself contains some well written pieces, however it is more like a preview or 'mix tape' of some Monty Python sketches. I feel that the acting (though good),comparatively lacked the energy and feeling of spontaneity given in the original versions of the sketches which were performed on T.V. There were also small changes to the dialogue of the sketches that (though maybe just because I've seen the original sketches so many times), did not fit as well. The whole movie didn't tie together as well as the T.V episodes did. I can remember watching the movie in 2003 when I was seven or eight, it was my first introduction to Monty Python and I found it hilarious, but since watching their other work I have come to see this movie as a lower-quality version. Since this movie is simply strung together classic sketches of Monty Python, I recommend simply watching the episodes or their other movies instead. This was probably their worst work.

The whole idea/storyline is unoriginal and screams 'Foxtel cop show', The acting at the beginning of the film was about as convincing as the acting in a porn movie. Cuba Gooding Jr's performance gained momentum as the movie progressed, however his character was not memorable, though that was probably due to a bad script. As for Christian Slater, he was foolishly cast as a priest, for which he gave a weak performance where he came off as uninterested and far too smug, with a different script it might have been slightly funny, but as this is a serious movie I doubt that was the intended affect. As for the characters from the drug-ring, they were painfully stereotypical. If each character from the film had been made just a touch more clichéd, and with an edited script, it could be a satirical comedy. All in all a predictable and unmemorable movie that smacks of childishness despite it's large amount of curse words and sexual references.