Review of Kenny

Kenny (2006)
5/10
The Australian Grand Poo Bah.
25 August 2006
This is a very funny and well scripted and acted mockumentary about a nice Australian bloke who works to set up and run portable toilets at outdoor events like rock concerts and race course galas. What's funny about that? The dry wit of it all and the hilarious dialog. KENNY has enjoyed excellent reviews from mainstream media in Australia and could easily become a family cult favorite like THE CASTLE did in the 90s. As a farce doco, like BEST IN SHOW or A MIGHTY WIND it traces believable people in their habitat clashing and traveling and winning their respective day. No the jokes are not all about body functions even if the theme of the film is. It is a surprisingly hilarious movie because of the main actor, Shane, one of the Jacobsen Brothers who created the idea for the film. BUT I also warn viewers to sit a mile away from the screen: KENNY is the worst photographed film in recent memory. Infuriatingly filmed with gawking close-up wobble-cam, the idiotic hand-held 'you are there one inch away' school of reality filming, I almost gave up on my enjoyment of KENNY just to get away from the screen. The sooner someone re introduces the concept of using a tripod to film schools nationwide, the happier I will be. Great film, KENNY, shame about the visual obstacle course to enjoy.
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