The Full Monty

Name: The Full Monty
Genre: Comedy, Music
Released: August 13, 1997
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 75
Cast: Mark Addy, Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson

1997

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Fox Searchlight Pictures | Release Date: August 13, 1997 | TV-MA

Starring: Mark Addy, Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson

Summary: After their steel factory shuts down in Sheffield, a desperate group of men looking for work where there is none, form an exotic made dance troupe and are prepared to offer what Chippendale's doesn't...the full monty or total nudity.

Director: Peter Cattaneo

Genre(s): Comedy, Music

Rating: TV-MA

Runtime: 91 min

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Derek Elley

Bright and sassy, The Full Monty is a treat. Read full review

Mark Caro

Takes a premise that seems ripe for broad, vulgar joking and turns it into a sly, even subtle, comedy.

Kevin Thomas

If you don't go expecting the depth and subtlety of a Mike Leigh working-class film, The Full Monty can be heart-warming fun with more serious undertones than you might have expected. [13 August 1997, Calendar, p.F-5]

Roger Ebert

The director, Peter Cattaneo, takes material that could would be at home in a sex comedy, and gives it gravity because of the desperation of the characters; we glimpse the home life of these men, who have literally been put on the shelf, and we see the wound to their pride. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Originality may be at a premium here, but The Full Monty offers plenty of opportunities for laughter and genial smiles. Read full review

Lisa Schwarzbaum

The comic moments in this ingratiating bit of malarkey from director Peter Cattaneo and screenwriter Simon Beaufoy (both TV trained, both making their feature debuts) are winning. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

An enjoyable, ultimately inconsequential crowd-pleaser. Read full review

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RegOz

Feb 7, 2012

Personally, I think this one of the best comedies ever! A classic! Truly delightful! My son, and I have watched it a few times. He is 11 and he loves it too. He is a pretty selective, intelligent, and sweet boy, who doesn't enjoy gruesome humour, but a sharp and witty one, so he at his agePersonally, I think this one of the best comedies ever! A classic! Truly delightful! My son, and I have watched it a few times. He is 11 and he loves it too. He is a pretty selective, intelligent, and sweet boy, who doesn't enjoy gruesome humour, but a sharp and witty one, so he at his age can already distinguish good films from second class, vulgar movies. It is not my intention to be snob, but I find sad the fact that now, what is considered a 'cool' comedy but modern society is often mediocre, silly, tacky, and tasteless. This film, on the other hand, is the opposite. Certainly, there is swearing and there is a bathroom escene that some may not like but it works in its context. The topic is related to sex of course, but I think this movie is outstanding, not only because of the dynamics between the characters and their interplay, but also because it breaks with stereotypes and in its ways, tells us a bit about human resilience. It is not a Hollywood comedy, it is one of those that although are relaxed, engaging and easy to watch, still has profoundity. I will never get sick of it! About the performances : 10 points...and the last part of the movie couldn't be better! Magnificent!… Expand

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RONGIU

Mar 13, 2011

Sax, sex and six socks! Or rather "The focusing".

Sorry. Translation Italian / English mechanics. The story begins .... Sheffield - Steel When you're unemployed, we say loud and clear, you are "set aside" in every sense. The status of unemployed, with all its consequences, is your newSax, sex and six socks! Or rather "The focusing".

Sorry. Translation Italian / English mechanics. The story begins .... Sheffield - Steel When you're unemployed, we say loud and clear, you are "set aside" in every sense. The status of unemployed, with all its consequences, is your new identity card as credit or debit is preferable to deliver and with it you have to do the math. The natural habitat in which you move, the day before you saw casual "protagonist" becomes, day after day, a trap. A terrible trap. The persons, property, finance the animals, seem to look like an extra something. The metamorphosis completes its cycle, regardless of geographic location and the situation that takes registry that you find. Married or not, with or without children. In short, you are a structurally changed, in body and mind. The steel workers of the five continents is the same toghether, disabling destiny. They are the face, and grimaces. If you add that the steel in the new role of "bouncer", have you ever felt you, the inner isolation is even stronger. Is it tiring to interact with others, continue to give value to life. Affects falls straight as the stock price. The economic collapse is accompanied by emotional meltdown. The "shall" replaces the "I". It just so happens that ... even in Sheffield, "the driving force of the industrial North of Britain, the jewel of the York region Share;" home "for over half a million people and thousands of others who come here every day to make purchases and work, it happens that ... 25 years later, the 90,000 employed in the sector "stainless" steel Unemployed are now .... ", his mind as a response to" adaptive "reports a slow but inexorable process of impoverishment." In this environment, ages, and takes away the very human adventure of our heroes. The year is 1997. Are 6 (six). There are six co-heads thinking, all of Sheffield, or residing there for many years, no longer accustomed to reading the contents of a paycheck and they face the inevitable problems arising from lost revenue. But the desire to avoid feeling "defeated", the perception of powerlessness that goes with it convinces them to begin a long journey into the common decency going over all the stages. The hypermoral are encouraged to expand the line of sight and mind. At the end of the trip, probably, new perspective to life, just waiting to be realized. It is probably the point. Set up a show. The goal is - put on a show -. And what a show! But what to offer? A "full service", literally "The Full Monty." You know, every group has a leader. Our group is headed by a former metalworkers. Gaz Robert Carlyle / is the "mind business." Married and separated, he wants to regain the affection and esteem of his wife and son. The latter, a real thorn in the side of the father as well as his producer, makes a mirror of truth. In this mirror Gaz finds strength and patience for an honest act. So I understand. The project at first glance seems to be the funny one found that a business idea, but Gaz is able to involve other five members, a little 'know them personally, as he attended an employment office, which has become over time a kind of bar . And some 'memorable auditions with "respectable". E 'in these "hearings" that will do the knowledge of the mythical horse Paul Barber /. The group as a cohesive ball of cotton candy, until the "before", shall be subjected to harsh psychological and physical exercises and nice to find the perfect shape. Nothing is left to chance, everything is taken care of every detail, costumes, location, setting, and especially the music. Hot stuff (Donna Summer); You Sexy Thing (Hot Chocolate); Rock & Roll (Gary Glitter); We are family (Sister Sledge); You can leave your hat on (Tom Jones). To name a few. The group in front of a room full of people, after liberating the historical S. . . . . . . . . . able to put an end to sacrifices, embarrassment, isolation, misunderstanding, unspoken words, loves lost, loves lost, loves suffered, not understood, unpaid bills, stolen property, confiscated property and especially DIVERSITY '?? Peter Cattaneo / director, Simon Beaufoy writer / were able to create a social mix that allows movie-food for thought about the capacity of re-birth, re-process the thought, in spite of himself subjected to the inevitable stress "political -economic-social ". "The Focusing - Focusing". How many are able to do so? It 'hard, really hard not to love the characters in this film. All. Good Clicks!… Expand

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Andys_Reviews

Apr 28, 2013

There are very few films these days that make me laugh out loud but this one managed it six or seven times! Having spent most of my adult life in the north of England, I find the humour in this one quite refreshing. It’s not all fun and games though, there is quite a lot of drama to be foundThere are very few films these days that make me laugh out loud but this one managed it six or seven times! Having spent most of my adult life in the north of England, I find the humour in this one quite refreshing. It’s not all fun and games though, there is quite a lot of drama to be found here and it’s this element that gives the humour more bite. Great performances all round with (for me), Tom Wilkinson standing out, although they were all praiseworthy. Over all, a comedy set against the gritty reality of unemployment and all that brings. If, like me, you’ve been avoiding this one, don’t put it off any longer, you can thank me later!

SteelMonster’s verdict: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

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colilla1972

Feb 15, 2017

Una de mis comedias favoritas de toda la vida. Es dura, dulce y al mismo tiempo contestataria denunciando un problema real, el desempleo. Grandes actores y buena música. A mis ojos, un clásico de la comedia.

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amheretojudge

Feb 27, 2019

Shake And Groove Off Beat.

The Full Monty Cattaneo's film is a big box of chocolates- not to steal any quotes- surprising and delightful the experience is, the humor part of it is just a cherry on top of all the razzle dazzle it sweats for. Drawing on the laughs with physical comedy, bodyShake And Groove Off Beat.

The Full Monty

Cattaneo's film is a big box of chocolates- not to steal any quotes- surprising and delightful the experience is, the humor part of it is just a cherry on top of all the razzle dazzle it sweats for. Drawing on the laughs with physical comedy, body shaming jokes and blatantly stealing and stripping, the film distracts you with equal sincerity on the appealing aspects of the script. This group of broken guys at the brisk of declaring bankruptcy in their professional and personal life, all comes in with a specific characteristic. A stereotypical format of such genre, but the content in here is not to be taken lightly, their own conflicts and solutions they resist and lean towards is what the entire film thrives upon.

The emotional drama is not over chewed or even manipulative, the subtle nuances of the heartwarming relationship of a father and son is something that is ticking throughout the course of the film set in background. Aforementioned, the humor isn't cheap, at times it is swept in smoothly into narration. For instance, when Gerald played by Tom Wilkinson confesses his embarrassing secret to Dave portrayed by Mark Addy.

Speaking of whom, Addy's characters is the strongest of all and his performance makes a powerful impact on the film as he struggles with possibly from all directions; the Rocky themed background score is a pretty nice touch to it. Gaz (Robert Carlyle) the leader of the group is the apt host to follow, since he is uncertain in his own rules and terms, the affection for him comes rushing in as he guides his kid with fair examples in life. Simon Beaufoy has written a smart illuminating script, The Full Monty, as titled, goes on full speed with its gripping layered screenplay that is not provoking but ingenious in its comfort zone.… Expand

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