A quirky flick but not odd for the sake of being odd. There were a few moments where I became bored with the pace but mostly I was captivated. This is truly an original; a non-formulaic film that kept me engaged.
I you're involved in sales, you will find the parody of the sales office and the caricature of a successful, bellicose salesman hysterical. Definitely worth watching but as an American, I occasionally lost the thread of conversation to strong dialect and colloquialisms beyond my grasp.
Timothy Spall as Tommy Rag (the unethical salesman) is one dimensional but fascinating. Michael Begley (Pete) seems the perfect counterpoint to give this film a conscience. Writer Jim Cartwright must be given kudos for a brilliant and complex dark comedy. Without Pete, the lovable and in-search-of character, this story would have no soul.
As a lazy American, at times I found it hard work to follow but overall memorizing, strange, poignant, and funny.
I you're involved in sales, you will find the parody of the sales office and the caricature of a successful, bellicose salesman hysterical. Definitely worth watching but as an American, I occasionally lost the thread of conversation to strong dialect and colloquialisms beyond my grasp.
Timothy Spall as Tommy Rag (the unethical salesman) is one dimensional but fascinating. Michael Begley (Pete) seems the perfect counterpoint to give this film a conscience. Writer Jim Cartwright must be given kudos for a brilliant and complex dark comedy. Without Pete, the lovable and in-search-of character, this story would have no soul.
As a lazy American, at times I found it hard work to follow but overall memorizing, strange, poignant, and funny.