83 minutes, Action/Comedy, MA15+

If your taste buds for comedy do not have the palate for the truly tasteless, the outright absurd or the shamelessly crude varieties, then it is strongly advised you keep well clear of Sacha Baron Cohen’s (BORAT, THE DICTATOR) newest movie, THE BROTHERS GRIMSBY. This rambunctiously reckless spy comedy teams his character, Nobby – a loving yet terribly irresponsible Dad and football fanatic up with his estranged Brother, Sebastian (Mark Strong) – a top spy assigned onto a new deadly mission.

Opting to present THE BROTHERS GRIMSBY as a standard feature film over the mock-doco style his previous outings are shot, this action comedy delivers just the required rate of laughter Cohen’s fan base would arrive expecting. Just! As one can expect, there scenes you can never unsee, there are those jokes that take things too far, ones that fall flat and others that hit the funny bone, running hard. If nothing else, THE BROTHERS GRIMSBY won’t be forgotten in a hurry!
The integration of the spy action genre is purely here to help set-up the numerous comical scenarios to play out. While they do bring with them a stabilising presence in the form of Mark Strong’s Sebastian and display some nifty camerawork, by no means is THE BROTHERS GRIMSBY ever a decent spy movie. And never does it try to be either.
It’s a better effort than what could be conjured up in THE DICTATOR and BRUNO, so while this is arguably Cohen’s best film (written only) since BORAT, there are no guarantees that your cinema visit will be a satisfying enough investment.

3 out of 5

THE BROTHERS GRIMSBY – Film Trailer

Footnote to Parents 
MA15+ for strong crude sexual humour and nudity. THE BROTHERS GRIMSBY is as crude as it gets for a film classified MA15+, so definitely above this age filter only.

Moviedoc wishes to thank Alex from Roadshow Films, Roadshow Films and Village Cinemas, Jam Factory for the invite the preview screening of THE BROTHERS GRIMSBY.

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