The Full Monty | | Cast : | Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, Tom Wilkinson | | Director : | Peter Cattaneo | | Studio : | Twentieth Century Fox | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Widescreen | | Released Date : | August 13, 1997 | | DVD Released Date : | May 21, 2002 | | Language : | Spanish (Subtitled), English (Dubbed), English (Original Language), French (Dubbed) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | March 30, 2005 | | Summary | A Riot | Content
 | This caught me by surprise. This film is a fast paced off the wall riot! Full of laughter and odd characters that make this story so much fun. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 13, 2005 | | Summary | Almost flawless comedy | Content
| Comedy is so hard to do well, but this movie is nearly flawless in striking the right balance between humorous and touching scenes.
The performances are great and so genuine that you almost feel like you're watching real people trying to get through their day. There are only a couple scenes that don't seem true to the spirit of the story, but they don't detract from the rest of the movie.
I'll admit to struggling a bit with the accents the first time I watched it, but repeated viewings have revealed all. It also helps to have an English brother-in-law...
The soundtrack is great and is used to great effect during the scene in the unemployment line.
This is a very funny movie. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 07, 2005 | | Summary | Still one of the funniest films I've ever seen..... | Content
| Gaz (Robert Carlyle) and Dave (Mark Addy) are a pair of unemployed Yorkshire steelworkers with problems. Gaz is about to lose custody of his son, Nathan, for non-support and Dave believes he's about to lose his wife after he sees her at a local club ogling the Chippendale's.
Schemer Gaz comes up with a plan to get back their money and their self-esteem. They can be strippers, too. It doesn't matter if neither is that attractive or can dance, they can learn. Of course, Gaz has to up the ante by declaring the act will be 'the full monty.' (Nude)
How these two recruit a teacher and a team of fellow dancers is a laugh-a-minute ride. How they relate to each other and grow, brings a brief tear to your eye. Dialog, acting and setting are fascinating. The soundtrack is also great disco fun. |
| Rating | | | Date | January 03, 2005 | | Summary | You can leave your hat on.... | Content
| Just about the time you think no one is capable of making a fresh and original comedy anymore, along comes something like The Full Monty, to surprise and delight you with wit and subtlety and insight.
The story of unemployed steel workers in Sheffield, England who decide to put on a male striptease show for one night to make some money is a simple premise that is beautifully realized because of the time the film takes to build our understanding of these men and their different plights and motivations. We come to know and care for them as they come to care for each other. The comedy grows from the characters and their personalities and their different reactions and situations. There is sympathy and sensitivity to their desperation: Gaz (Robert Carlyle), the ex-con hustler, desperate to keep a connection with his son; Gerald (Tom Wilkinson), the manager, desperate to hold onto his middle-class lifestyle; Dave (Mark Addy), chubby and insecure, desperate to hold onto his wife; and so on. Expertly played by these actors, new to American audiences in 1997, but now familiar, the laughter evoked is wry and humane and, in the end, joyful.
The film carefully builds the story with expert comedic setups (the auditions and rehearsals, etc.) of everyday men trying to do something they are seemingly unequipped and ill-prepared to accomplish, with touches of pathos as we see the troubles and strains in their personal lives. All this leads to the Big Night and a grand finale that is funny, heart-warming and beautifully filmed. A terrific little film with a lot on its mind, beneath the humor. Something to do with the dignity of work, of self-respect, and of the touching care one can find amidst people undergoing hard times. A gem. |
| Rating | | | Date | September 06, 2004 | | Summary | Five stars? This one gets a TEN! | Content
| When you're out of work and owe back child support, have an aging mom to care for, credit card bills you don't want your wife to know you can't pay, and just feel less a man because you can't support your family, what do you do? You take it all off. Carlyle is disgusted when he finds his ex has gone to see some Chippendales, and even more disgusted when he finds out what the dancers make. He figures - hey, I can do THAT. What happens next, as he and his buddies begin their career as strippers, will leave you rolling on the floor. Take it off and give it up for the "FULL MONTY"! |
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