THE FULL MONTY 1997
A film review by Timothy Voon
Copyright 1997 Timothy Voon
2 :-) :-) for butt nakedness
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Addy, Steve Huison, Paul Barber, Hugo Speer, Lesley Sharp, Emily Woof, Bruce Jones Director: Peter Cattaneo Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy
It seems that unemployment in England has driven her unemployed subjects to unusually high levels of creativity. First there was "Brassed Off" where emotions are expressed through music, and now "The Full Monty", where clothes come off, and women roll in for a peak at the real thing. Well at least it's an honest living and a decent days wage.
These men come in all shapes and sizes, different ages and colour. It's not necessary how you look or how you dance. It's who you are, and whether you are capable of stripping in front of five hundred women AND men. Imagine how difficult it must be to take your clothes off in front of a single stranger, or having to piss in a urinal when there's somebody looking over your shoulder. Well that's how it must feel when six ordinary, unemployed men decide to strip for very different reasons. Sure there's always the dole, but at least these men have the courage to take action against their sinking fortunes.
The six male leads are relatively unknown to the general public, but successfully engage the audience's attention with their problems and failures. Director Peter Cattaneo has succeeded with the "Full Monty", where "Striptease" and "Show Girls" both failed. It carries both heart and humour, and enough male dignity to keep one's head high even when the "Full Monty" is finally revealed. What the US of A needs is a full scaled reply to unemployment. With perhaps the likes of say Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Denzel Washington, Keanu Reeves and Richard Gere doing their bit with "The Full Monty" - the proceeds would naturally go towards feeding hungry mouths.
Timothy Voon e-mail: stirling@netlink.com.au
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