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Mrs Brown’s Boys D’Movie (15) review
HAMMER TIME: Mrs Brown’s Boys D’Movie will please fans of the show…but is unlikely to go down well with anyone else.
It’s only fair to kick-off this review by revealing that I’m not a fan of the very popular Mrs Brown’s Boys TV show in any shape or form.
So, in the interest of objectivity, I took the bold step of inviting my mum to watch ‘D’Movie’ at Boston’s West End Cinema with me – as she’s perhaps the biggest fan of the series that I know.
For those of you (much like me) that have little knowledge of the BBC show, Irishman Brendan O’Carroll stars as foul-mouthed matriarch Agnes Brown – an X-rated take on Mrs Doubtfire, if you will.
All of the show’s main characters – including Cathy (Jennifer Gibney), Mark (Pat Shields), Rory (Rory Cowan), Dermot (Houlihan), Trevor (Martin Delany), Bono (Jamie O’Carroll), Harold (Dermot O’Neill) and Winnie (Eilish O’Carroll) – make an appearance, ensuring that the big screen adaptation ticks all of the boxes for regulars.
The plot, which is absolutely ridiculous, sees the future of Mrs Brown’s Moore Street family stall come under threat from ruthless developer PR Irwin (Luther’s Dermot Crowley).
An absurdly large unpaid tax bill also has Mrs Brown hauled into court, so the crew embark on a campaign to save the stall – and the Brown legacy.
With a bunch of burly Russians behind Irwin’s villainous scheme, the stakes are high for the family.
With that in mind, they enlist the help of a motley troop of blind trainee Ninjas, an alcoholic solicitor and a barrister with Tourette’s Syndrome.
It’s as nonsensical as it sounds, but anybody expecting a sensibly structured plot is thinking about watching the wrong movie.
As ever, Mrs Brown and her outrageous language is the main draw here.
I did find elements of O’Carroll’s performance amusing, but to be honest it hasn’t changed my opinion on what feels like a tired shtick.
However, I did seem to be in the minority in the cinema, who lapped up the 94-minute comedy.
And I guess that’s the only real way for me to judge D’Movie.
If you’re a fan of the show, this is basically a suped-up extension of a concept you already love – and for that reason it has to be deemed a success of sorts.
While I’d not recommend Mrs Brown’s big screen debut to you, my mum assured me that she enjoyed it.
And who am I to disagree with her?
Rating: 3/5 (Watched at West End Cinema, Boston)
SHOWTIMES
Showing from July 4-10 at West End Cinema, Boston
**TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION 2D (12A)
12.45pm (Sat/Sun/Weds)
**TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION 3D (12A)
4.15pm (not Fri), 7.45pm (not Fri)
**TAMMY (15)
4.15pm (daily), 6.30pm (daily), 8.45pm (daily)
**HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 2D (PG)
11.45am (Sat/Sun)
**HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 3D (PG)
2pm (Sat/Sun), 4.15pm (Fri/Sat/Sun)
MRS BROWN’S BOYS D’MOVIE (15)
2pm (Fri/Sat/Sun/Weds), 4.15pm (daily), 6.30pm (daily), 8.45pm (daily)
CHEF (15)
1.30pm (Weds), 8.45pm (Fri)
WALKING ON SUNSHINE (12A)
4pm (Mon/Tues/Weds/Thurs), 6.30pm (Fri/Sat/Sun)
MALEFICENT 2D (PG)
10am (Sat/Sun), Noon (Sat/Sun), 2pm (Sat/Sun), 4pm (Fri)
THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (12A)
Noon (Sat/Sun/Weds), 2.45pm (Fri/Sat/Sun/Weds), 5.30pm (daily), 8.30pm (daily)
POSTMAN PAT (U)
10am (Sat/Sun)
JERSEY BOYS (15)
1.30am (Weds), 6pm (Fri/Mon/Tues/Weds/Thurs)
22 JUMP STREET (15)
8.45pm (daily)
KIDS’ CLUB
Sat-Sun 10.30am – Mr Peabody and Sherman 3D (U)
SUPPORTIVE SCREENING
Sun 10.00am – Mr Peabody and Sherman 3D (U)
SILVER SCREEN
Wed 11.30am – Walking On Sunshine (12A)
** Denotes free list suspended
