Perfectly adorable
I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.
View MoreThe acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.
View MoreThere are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.
View MoreFor me Green Wing is the best comedy series I have ever seen. The first episode introduces you to the characters and already fun to watch. After that every episode is a full hour packed with the best absurd humor you'll ever seen. It is almost as if every scene is a sketch on its own that is also contributing to the storyline. It is really an extremely clever masterpiece. Also, getting to know the characters helps make the scenes and jokes even more fun. It also is fast paced with really great music leading you out and into scenes and having you laughing and out of breath in no time. There is seriously little time between hilarious scene, situations and jokes that rapidly follow each other up for each full episode. Really a must see series. Dutch readers who like "Toren C" will also really enjoy this series.Not convinced? Just look up "Alan Statham makes a coffee" and watch this scene to determine in less than 2 minutes if this is the series for you. Enjoy!
View MoreThis show is without a doubt, the most laugh-out-loud comedy I have seen in YEARS. It's much different than "The Office," in that is standard sitcom format; a sitcom in a hospital, ala "Scrubs." But where "Scrubs" can be mushy and repetitive, GW is fresh and unsentimental. Basically, it works. All the time. It's too bad that Americans won't be able to view it anymore. Most of the US wouldn't get it anyway. And a lot of Americans would probably find it offensive. Which is too bad, because as I said, it is the funniest hour of TV I have ever seen. It has replaced "Spaced" in my heart as the best comedy. I still DO love "Spaced." The character of Sue White is the most surreal funny woman EVER on TV. And Dr. Statham deserves all the comparisons to John Cleese. He is a brilliant comedic actor, with physicality to be jealous of. In short, seek this out. Find it. Get a multi-region DVD payer. Hack yours. Do whatever you can to watch this show. With American shows like "Friends" having hundreds of episodes, it's sad that GW only has 17. But trust me, it's the best 15 hours of comedy you're likely to see in a long long time.
View MoreI have seen the first series, and I just loved it. I haven't seen anything like it. I think it is the first real comedy series I have seen that is about life in a hospital. It will make you laugh, loudly. The first two episodes of the second series keep up the level of excellence and is just as hilarious, and bizarre. The characters in the series develop from episode to episode, and each character is eccentric in its own way. How they manage to produce one hour episodes with so many incredibly funny scenes is beyond me. The producers, the writers and the actors are doing a fantastic job!!If you haven't seen Green Wing, go out and buy it on DVD.I love it.
View MoreGreen Wing. What can I say? A rare comedy of random hilarity and nymphomaniac doctors. I love it, yes, I really love it.I have to say, the show would be nothing without Michelle Gomez. She is fantastic beyond all reason and each one of her scenes has me in stitches. Really, she is a comedy genius, and deserves more screen time! Her scenes with Julian (Mac) are comedy gold.I am pleased to see a completely original comedy such as Green Wing doing so well, as I am a little tired of hearing 'Yeah but no but,' and I'm a laaady' every time I venture out...Recently my boyfriend bought me series one on DVD (!) So I have barricaded myself in my flat until every second of it is watched!
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