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You Must Be Joking! (1965)
Tedious Farrago
10 July 2021 - 3 out of 4 users found this review helpful.
Maybe the best thing about this film is the impressive cast of English actors, but they are not well served by the script. It has an interesting story idea of gathering together items from a list, but the film progresses in a downward spiral of forced "zany" scenes.
I particularly disliked that it did some subtle reinforcement of the British class system- the richest characters with the most high level social connections are the ones who can get things done. The working class character is left digging in the dirt.
Lionel Jeffries gives what seems like a decent impression of Scottish comedian Chic Murray, but the context of his performance is a series of Scottish stereotypes. A recurring joke about "women drivers" is grating.
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