Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee

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Ian S 11/22/2024 Watched again recently and Paddy Considine is incredible (as usual). It's got more heart than most mockumentaries, not a tongue in cheek. Had me laughing and feeling awkward in equal measure. Brilliant. See more 08/15/2015 You'd think given his usual approach to filmmaking, Meadows would be naturally suited to the mockumentary format, but it just doesn't work, especially with such a cartoonish character as Le Donk clashing with the low-key naturalism of all the non-professionals (and Olivia Colman, who is really good but not remotely believable as a woman who would go anywhere near a man like Donk). It's funny at times, but the good stuff is kind of overshadowed by the absurd plot and Considine's mugging, to which nobody seems to know how to react. See more 04/30/2014 Slight. Very slight. See more 04/06/2013 Director Shane Meadows is no stranger to low-budget filmmaking. In fact, most of his films to date have been made with relativity tight constraints. This time around, he goes that one step further and makes an all-out, fly on the wall mockumentary, which also happens to be his third collaboration with actor Paddy Considine. Documentary maker Shane Meadows (playing himself) follow the life of music manager Le Donk (Paddy Considine), who reckons he's unearthed a new talent in rapper Scor-Zay-Zee (Dean Palinczuk). As a slot with band The Arctic Monkeys opens up, the would-be manager and his protege hit the road to try and make a name for themselves. If the brilliant "A Room For Romeo Brass" and "Dead Man's Shoes" were anything to go by, you'd be forgiven for getting very excited about the prospect of Meadows and Considine working together again. I know I certainly was. Unfortunately, this film isn't quite up to their previous high standards. In fairness, they've adopted a different approach but for a film with a running time of just over an hour you'd expect it to move briskly and get down to telling it's story. In the early stages it does this, with some hilarious observational humour and "kitchen sink" drama that's reminiscent of Ricky Gervais' "The Office" but the delivery soon becomes a bit stale. The idea is good, the performances are good but for a film to enter into this mould it needs to provide more laughs than it does. I'm sure it probably will appeal to many people but for me, as a big fan of Meadows, I had set my sites too high. It loses it momentum and relies too heavily on the presence of Considine and his perfect balance of ambition and desperation. He's most definitely the highlight here. However, there's only so much one man can carry. The humour and awkward situations are well captured but it essentially there isn't much of a story and becomes not much more than a showcase for real-life rap artist and freestyler Scor-Zay-Zee who's not that appealing to begin with. An interesting, if unsuccessful, project from Meadows. He's not made many bad movies and I wouldn't say this is bad either. It's just not as eventful as it could have been. Mark Walker See more 03/23/2013 I don't know why I enjoyed it, I just did... See more 02/07/2013 Another awesome performance from Paddy Considine, who's improvised comedy and style in the film are essentially the reason to watch it. Genuinely witty and warm towards it's finish, the premise and real-life documentry style keeping things fresh and engaging throughout. See more Read all reviews

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