barryhomework04
I marked this comment as containing a spoiler, but I don't really believe it does. But I got scared by the "blacklist" threat, so I thought I'd cover my tush.This low budget British buddy flick is actually quite interesting and fun to watch. As unlikely and unbelievable as the plot is, it actually pulls you in to its world and works on several different levels. Sure, it borrows a bit from other genres, i.e, suspense, heist, con-artist, and British gangster flicks. This is a low-key comedy and even most of the gags have been done better and funnier in other films. It doesn't matter, though, because the lead actors are likable and charming and the movie doesn't try to hard.Even at the end, when you're prepared for anything to happen, and if you're in the spirit of the movie, you actually find yourself on the edge of your seat. This movie doesn't end in a big bang. Your world won't be turned upside down. You won't look at existence any deeper than you do now.But you may actually feel yourself wanting to believe. You may experience what it might be like to be tempted to believe in the impossible. By not taking itself too seriously, the movie very casually lowers your defenses and makes you root for the truth to be revealed. The only question is, Is it? Is it really?
siderite
Remember that big scandal about a video showing an alien autopsy? It was proved to be a hoax, although people still believe in it. This is the story of the making of the video, including the idea that the hoax actually started from a real movie.Anyway, who cares? The movie is marginally funny, really indie, and actors like Pullman and Stanton don't really belong in it, but it's OK. It's like a brit gangster movie with little humor and pathetic gangsters. And everything revolves around a video not guns or money. Oh, and it's based on true facts :)Who wants facts anymore? Give me fantasy or give me death!
amy_lumberjack
Very funny, I really like Ant and Dec acting abilities in this film. It is a shame that Ant's best part was on one of the deleted scenes, otherwise they work very well together. Good timing, good chemistry, good delivery! I never thought they could do a film after Byker Grove after about 12 years ago, shows that they still have the talent. I never know if they are actually acting or being themselves some of the times.Enjoyable, fun and silly, I would like to see another film with Ant and Dec, they are so good. I actually liked the extras, how everything was done and commented. I especially liked the deleted scenes. It was good to hear from the director what he had to say over the deleted scenes. Very good hindsight. Emotionally, serious and funny, covers all areas that I like in a film.
stevet-12
Whilst this film has a slightly shaky start and took a while to find its pace, it is full of fun. There are plenty of plot twists, with a real belter at the end! The use of original US TV documentary footage within the film adds a nice authenticity, as does the US TV director interviewing Ant and Dec's characters throughout the film. The 'film within a film' structure worked well for me.The film shows the difficulties that the characters played by Ant and Dec faced - interpersonal, technical, and dealing with the world's media and more than the occasional nut case in the 'real world' - from which they were trying to show another world's refugee. The filming of the artifice itself is very funny, but was a little too sitcom to sit well with the rest of the movie for me.Viewers with a passing interest in the Roswell incident should love this - or by the same token maybe hate it.