A nice idea, but it was done much better in the Comic Strip Presents...Strike!. Some funny moments and decent talent involved, but it's spread far too thin over 90 minutes.
Jon Culshaw,
Tom Clarke Hill,
Hamish McColl,
Christian Slater,
Romany Malco
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A group of American executives making a film about World War II decide
that since their lead is rather unglamorous, they will draft in an
American G.I. to play the part of Winston Churchill. Their...( read more
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DVD Release Date: December 1, 1998
Stats: 139 reviews
Flixster Reviews (139)
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November 28, 2006
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September 2, 2009
This is absolute bunkum but great fun with it. Its silly, its over the top and I loved it.....Slater plays a great part even if it is a little traitorous......lol.
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July 11, 2008
The jokes in this film are like waiting for a train. You hear them coming, know that they are coming and them watch them shuffle into the station, ashamed.
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June 11, 2008
This movie was awful in a CarryOn kind of way, Harry Enfield was good as the king but everything else about this movie was awful. A british re-telling of world war 2, as apposed to the other way around, just a shame it was neither comedy or a war movie.
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July 30, 2008
A humourous insight in to history with the most famous british comedians eva
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March 4, 2008
slater plays churchill, a hollywood version of wartime british prime minister, but herehes a american one man army, taking on all comers, in the name of america and freedom, yes hollywood remaking history, it always happens but here actually co financed by a british company, a bi...( read more)
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January 14, 2008
I felt totally uneasy about the cheap humour surrounding the depiction of Churchill, The Royal Family and the take over of the UK by the Nazis in this so called Hollywood makeover of The Churchill Years. A group of American executives making a film about World War II decide that ...( read more)
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January 11, 2008
At first I really didn't know what to think of this movie. I still don't, not really. The first thing that struck me about it and the reason I decided to watch it in the first place was the cast. But I don't want to talk about them just yet. I think i'll start with the fact that ...( read more)
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