The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

There is definitely an excellent idea hidden in the background of the film. Unfortunately, it's difficult to find it.

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.

Well.Danny Boyle is sort of unpredictable, isn't he? He produced one of the best film experiences of my life in "Sunshine," something that bests Tarkovsky. Even Soderbergh failed at this.And there have been other pleasant and mildly amusing adventures along the way. It seems that he wants to stretch in all sorts of directions. With "Sunshine" he worked with surrounding space. With Trainspotting surrounding emotions. With "Millions" the emotions we surround the film with. Here, its a traditional model, what some folks would consider a deep character study.Its loud and uninteresting, detached and abstract. My take on these things is that you pay dues along with the filmmaker as he explores different stuff. How else to master this art?There's a ton of exploration in how to manage the digital camera here. Interesting, personal spins and energetic editing. Otherwise? Pass.Ted's Evaluation -- 1 of 3: You can find something better to do with this part of your life.

For the most part, I've been a fan of Danny Boyle's works since Shallow Grave. Thus it is with much regret that I have to say that he's manage to replace The Beach as his most inferior work. Gratned, Vaccuming was a made for TV movie, so in that way he's excuse for not putting his best foot forward here, but this movie could have stood to use a hell of a lot more polish.The film's problem is that it's too rushed and frantic. There's a lot of plot points that could have used a little embellishment, but instead we're made to sit through an hour and fifteen minutes of Timothy Spall mumbling his lines at full volume. Spall does a good job with his character, but his character is so over the top that it's a bit much to handle at times.There are a few moments of brilliance though, such as when one character manages to find himself wearing nothing but a speedo and cat ears with various noteworthy photographs pasted to his body. And then of course there's what Danny does best, namely give you a moment of hilarity and then dash it with moment of harsh reality.It's an alright movie if you're a die hard fan of British comedy or Danny Boyle's works (and I do emphasize die hard) but I'm not even sure it's worth paying four bucks to see at Blockbuster. If you must see it, get it from the library, use a free rental if you have one or throw it in your Blockbuster/Netflix queue so you don't think to yourself, "I paid four bucks for this?"

This very different story about salesmen selling vacuum cleaners is dominated by the impressive talents of Timothy Spall as the character Tommy Rag. Spall is absolutely hilarious at the start of the movie as the loud, repulsive Tommy who shows rookie salesman Pete (Michael Begley) the ins and outs of the art of selling people things they don't need or want. Tommy's extreme behaviour (perhaps best displayed in his erratic, abusive driving) is a real treat to watch, almost as if the part was written for Timothy Spall's acting.Unfortunately, the entertainment value of the film lulled a bit during the middle and end, as the film's characters' circumstances changed and a darker tone was taken. This in itself isn't a bad thing in a movie, but I just found the final two-thirds of the movie didn't match the very funny and entertaining first third.3 stars/5