Cebalord
Very best movie i ever watch
Comwayon
A Disappointing Continuation
Bea Swanson
This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.
Calum Hutton
It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...
studioAT
Ben Miller has made a whole career out of playing this type of role. The bumbling, well intentioned bloke, who stuffs up quite a bit. He's even playing a similar role in Tesco adverts currently.Apparently this show was the one that catapulted him into the big time. Goodness knows why. It's basically 'Meet the Parents' but on telly. It was branded as being a 'return to traditional, old fashioned comedy', but I think that's an exaggeration.There's nothing really to fault about this show. It's funny enough, it passes the time. The writers have never really come up with anything to top it either.I like Ben Miller, I didn't like this show.
dontloseit
I've never felt compelled to write a review or reply to anything on the net but this is pure genius!Ben Miller is perfectly cast as a hapless groom to-be, with an incredible knack of constantly digging an ever deeper hole for himself, in the lead up to his impending marriage. Every week i'd look forward to watch the next cringe worthy installment. It makes a refreshing change to watch a genuinely laugh-out-loud comedy without canned laughter. You'll laugh in all the right places (and sometimes wrong!) Head, shoulders, body and feet above any recent sit-coms. A riotous laugh! Truly fantastic.
noeth
Although I would slightly agree that this program is a slight rip-off of "meet the parents" etc., I would also say that it is much funny!Some of the jokes are obviously going to happen, and you find yourself squirming for Howard. The other jokes come from nowhere and are hillarious.It may well be unbelievable at times, but that is what true comedy is about! Not boring dull American comedy...My advise would be to watch the first episode for yourself and if you don't like it or have "seen it all before" then don't watch anymore!Personally, I can't wait until this comes out on DVD! :)
ssih
As someone who sees far too much American comedy, I always look forward to British sitcoms. The writing is superior, and the average British comedic actor has a far better sense of comic timing than the American counterpart. So I was looking forward to this show, especially since it starred Sarah Alexander, who is absolutely marvelous in "Coupling".Unfortunately, this outing really looks like it was produced by NBC. The gags are tired and lame. The groom-to-be is eating dinner at the future in-laws and lies about liking the lamb. He spits the meat into his napkin and transfers it into his pocket. Is anyone in the free world surprised when the family dog attacks his pocket? This show is a complete rehash of several of Ben Stiller's movies - Something about Mary, Meet the Parents, etc.And here's the saddest thing of all. It's still better than almost anything created in America today.
