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I was sceptical as Netflix so far never offered really funny Netflix originals (with exceptions). But this movie is really funny. It's british style comedy, like a throwback to older movies. I can't really think of comparable movies, maybe something Johnny English, Pink Panther or even Austin Powers.If you like silly and slapsticky british style comedy with awkward but great characters and situations, this is a movie you should not miss.

This is simply a fun movie.It has a really nice fun vibe and it is.Mindhorn is simply a washed up actor who is on his last legs and is a has-been.Through current events, he has become needed in the world to solve a real world crime years after his career is over. It is a fun ride as Mindhorn discovers himself and redeems himself.Mindhor is fun and a 9 out of 10. It is simply a good fun times full of laughs.

I have very low comedy standards, I'm old, I'm a man, I'm white, I'm English,I love everyone in this; I must be the target audience. Others have described the plot, it's a good idea and works well, everyone in it is convincing and acts very well. The big problem for me is that it just isn't laughing-style funny; it's sad funny but not in the subtle and heartfelt way that Alan Partridge or David Brent are.I enjoyed it but don't go thinking it'll make you chuckle much.

British comedy has almost become extinct in cinema. Sure it's all over British TV and stars like Ricky Gervais, James Corden and Sacha Baron Cohen have broken out into Hollywood, but traditional, truly independent British comedy films are few and far between... Or they just haven't been showing at my local cinema, but I like to think I'm right in saying British comedy has found a home on television. Mindhorn is a traditional British comedy that sadly offers absolutely nothing new, funny or particularly interesting, to the comedy genre.The film opens with a mockumentary of the making of a B movie styled 80's show. This direction taken by director Sean Foley is, in my opinion, the highlight of the film and I would have preferred the film to adopt this style for the rest of its run time, thus making Mindhorn extremely unique. Unfortunately this style is taken only to provide context for the rest of the film, which is a shame as this film could have really had some potential. As well as the films start, Julian Barrett and Russell Tovey's performances carry the film and are the reason any of the jokes come off as somewhat amusing... Well for me at least.This film is a comedy, so the big question is "Is Mindhorn funny?" Now personally, I did not find Mindhorn funny, the film may make you smile a couple times and maybe exhale-out-the-nose-laugh once, but ultimately the film isn't very funny and this is down to the traditional nature of the film and the fact that the jokes aren't original. This film will however please older, more traditional audiences who find comedies like 'Allo 'Allo! and Only Fools and Horses hilarious after the 30th repeat on Gold. For me though, more or less every joke is a British comedy cliché and I am thus desensitised to Mindhorn's many attempts at humour. The film does have some clever and original jokes but you can count them on one hand. For the most part, Mindhorn takes a tried and tested formula and uses it. It's just unfortunate that this formula only really works for a small audience in the world.To conclude, Mindhorn is a very traditional, very British, very unoriginal comedy film. Julian Barrett and Russell Tovey display good acting and the opening sequence offers an interesting style that is unfortunately not continued. If you enjoy traditional British comedy and find that the same old jokes crack you up every time, then you will enjoy Mindhorn. But if you are like me and look for something a bit different, original and outside the box, then Mindhorn is probably not the film for you. It's truth time, and the truth is Mindhorn isn't good.