Eight Minutes Idle

2012

2h 25m

Comedy

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38%

8 Reviews

Tomatometer

26%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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When Dan finds himself kicked out of the family home, he's faced with no option but to secretly move into the call center where he works.

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A very TV movie feel as its cheap as chips but its quite sweet. A tale of life in a Bristol call centre

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Quirky enough to enjoy as a light comedy drama, possibly more so if you've worked in a call-centre before.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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The synopsis intrigued me. I support British films, and I had worked in a call center once. I recognized a few cast names from television shows; as well as the lovely Tom Hughes. What a wasted hour and a half that turned out to be! The satire goes too far, the high-jinks are too high. It began to blare at me, like some obnoxious siren, and still I had to see it through. It seems to me that there are these sort of "personal retrospective"-type films cropping up a lot recently. They aim to be so clever, and yet they miss the mark completely. I did not walk away from this film feeling even slightly enlightened or circumspect. I just walked away... quickly.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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not offbeat nor funny. shame

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Mark Simon Hewis

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Antonia Thomas

Adrienne

Ophelia Lovibond

Teri

Paul Kaye

Steve

Luke Newberry

Jonno

Tom Hughes

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

Once Lombard starts throwing stilettos, you know it's time to get off the line.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 14, 2014

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Occasionally this film looks as if it has achieved the movie equivalent of John Peel's legendary 45-played-at-33 mistake. It is a shame, because there is a real creative intelligence behind it.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 13, 2014

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Adam Lee Davies

Little White Lies

Director Mark Simon Hewis has a good eye, but his ear for material is way off.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 13, 2014

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Jamie Healy

Radio Times

Hewis's film captures the inconsequential nature of nine-to-five desk jockeying, while the Bristol backdrop lends it plenty of character.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 14, 2014

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Rich Cline

Contactmusic.com

British filmmaker Martin Simon Hewis uses dark humour and visual trickery to overcome what is clearly a very small budget. Even if the comedy feels low-key and uneven, it continually catches us off-guard with inventive touches bringing out deeper themes.

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 13, 2014

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Stefan Pape

HeyUGuys

On the plus side, for the second time this year we're witness to a lonely man travelling around on public transport with his pet cat.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 12, 2014

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Synopsis

When Dan finds himself kicked out of the family home, he's faced with no option but to secretly move into the call center where he works.

Director: Mark Simon Hewis
Screenwriter: Nicholas Blincoe, Matt Thorne
Production Co: ArthurCox, Matador Pictures, BBC Films
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English (United Kingdom)
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 18, 2016
Runtime: 2h 25m

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