I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

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A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

SPOILER ALERT!!!Sucking out deadly venom from your brother's testicles - check! Sticking a rocket up your butt to prevent an explosion - check! Make an elefant "cum" while you are inside a female elephants womb...*sigh* - double check! Does that sound funny to you? Neither to me! The list goes on, I rather not go into more detail.Story Low life English scum Nobby finally meets his brother after they were split as kids from a foster home 25 years ago just to find out he is working as a deadly spy now. Chaos follows as usual and both have to stick together to find the bad guys and save the world. Here some points to consider.Positive I laughed twice the entire movie. The running gag with Nobby smoking a cigarette after a each shameful event was pretty decent. And the time when he shot the bird (that came out of nowhere :)The action scenes were well done.The flashbacks were the most interesting part giving the story some emotional background.I was amazed how Mark Strong was still giving his A-game during all the embarrassing and gross scenes. I remember Ryan Philippe from MacKruger putting a parsley up his butt to distract some guards. That was just painful to watch and probably hurtful for his career. While Philippe seemed out of place for such toilet humor and looked very uncomfortable, Strong somehow is just going for it and gives his best in every scene. Kudos to him. (please don't ever do that again though!)Negative As mentioned above, I only laughed twice. That is not nearly enough for a comedy of that caliber.Certain scenes were unnecessarily dragged on (Nobby confuse the hot girl with the cleaning lady or the whole "toilet" conversation following right after)The poorly over the top Ace Ventura rip-off with the elephant was simply not funny. It was cringe-worthy weird and embarrassing to watch.Penelope Cruz gets an extra negative point for not learning from previous mistakes. Saw her last in Zoolander 2 and now this? Not acceptable.Fazit (3/10) You need to like gross-out humor to enjoy this movie otherwise it will be a painful experience. If you are not familiar with seeing a guys chunk or closeup of buttholes and pubic hair of an overweight woman (I cant believe the vocabulary I have to use for this review), then better avoid this flick at all cost. I like Cohen, he can be funny but this was a swing and a miss. Sorry Nobby!

Everyone needs to laugh and this movie is hilarious!

This is a roller coaster of grotesque and bizarre humor that somehow manages to shoe horn in a touching, dramatic story about 2 brothers into it's otherwise ridiculous and twisted plot.One part action, one part drama and a heaping overdose of over the top gross out humor and what you end up with is an incredibly under rated and unexpected master piece.Of all Sasha Baron Cohen's films, this may be the most narrative and touching he's been able to achieve. While it's not quite the humor level of his earliest films like Borat, it contains more variety of elements than he's been able to achieve before this.You'll be cheering at the action, crying at the drama and if you can manage not to vomit, you'll be belly ache laughing at the humor.If you are sensitive to gross out humor, this might not be for you. But if you don't mind some cringe with your laughter, there's a lot to enjoy here.

This is one of the funniest film I've seen this year. I like Mark Strong usually plays villian or sidekick role. It is great to see him in a comedy. The story is funny at all time and not a dull moment, I saw this film 3 times as I'm in love with Mark Strong, but also able to enjoy all the funny parts repeatedly. Definitely stands out among most of the mediocre films this year.