DVD
Gladiatress

Starring: Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan and Sally Phillips
MGM Home Entertainment

RRP: £12.99
10006831
Certificate: 15
Available 08 August 2005


It's the year 55BC and the Romans are leading a bloody invasion all over Europe, which is heading towards the British Isles. The fate of old Blighty rests on the shoulders of three unorthodox heroes: sisters Smirgut, Dwyfuc and Worthaboutapig. But are they ready to face the full power of the Roman Empire?...

Gladiatress stars three comediennes better known for their work on Smack the Pony - Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan and Sally Phillips - as three sisters: Smirgut the Fierce, princess Dwyfuc ("Do I F*ck" - geddit?) and Worthaboutapig.

The movie starts with Dwyfuc (Mackichan) being kidnapped by a Roman scout party. It then falls to her sister, Worthaboutapig (Phillips) to track down the other sister in the family Smirgut (Allen) so that they can head off and save Dwyfuc. Of course there's a slight problem, in that Smirgut and Dwyfuc hate each others guts and have not spoken to each other for years. So how can Worthaboutapig persuade Smirgut to risk life and limb to save her hated sibling?

The comedy in this movie is very hit and miss. While there are plenty of gags that raise a smile, there's very little here that will have you laughing out loud. There's also a blink-and-you'll-miss-it appearance by Pam Ferris

This movie's key audience should be 10-15 year olds, what a shame then that there are a few too many expletives that ensure that this is released as a 15 certificate.

Extras include interviews with the main cast and director; a five minute "Making of" featurette which repeats a lot of the footage from the interviews; and a trailer which makes the film look a lot funnier that it actually is.

For mindless and very silly fun, this is not a bad movie. And at under £13 you can't really complain.

Amber Leigh

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