Just what I expected

It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

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

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Madness in the nunery here, with likable duo, Idle and Coltrane hiding out from some bad dudes, they ripped off (funny to see Asians with machetes). One of their fellow associates left, and was quickly disposed of, and our two don't want that. Their boss is actually a wuzz with permed hair, who spends his nights, loafed on his sofa, spent, watching the tele, while eating Cheetos. Idle and Coltrane make a splendid team as the posing nuns. Coltrane is especially funny, when his disguise, like when his eyes eat up a young teen nun, bare in a shower block, or when he snatches Idle's fries, before all the chaos begins. What makes matters worse, is that Idle falls in love with a young lass (the one out of King Ralph-another English comedy I loved). The lass has very bad visions and only adds more humor to the comedy hit. Nuns On The Run is a deliciously funny comedy, one of a few mishaps, as only the Brits could deliver. If you're a lover of English comedies, and you haven't seen it, you're depriving yourself of a great night of entertainment, on the box.

Well, Ebert did not really like this movie at all, calling it a movie made by adolescent school kinds who are doing it for a dare. Personally I think it is more like those movies where we laugh at men in dresses, and characters pretending to be something else. In fact, this style of comedy comes from Shakespeare's As You Like It (which is turn came from a completely different play).What we have with these plots is that somebody must disguise themselves as somebody else, and in that new persona, they start to do things that they normally wouldn't do. Okay, sitting in a shower full of naked women would not be possible unless the man was one of those men, and even then it would be very difficult to do, but disguised as a woman then it is entirely possible.Also in these new persona's they are able to impact on people in an entirely different way, and at times spout many words of wisdom. In the end though, their farce has been uncovered and they are generally distrusted and disliked. All movies (with the exception of Some Like It Hot) in which somebody takes the role of another person, has a scene where they are ostracised and distrusted.Personally, I did find this movie enjoyable. It is not exactly a good movie, but it is enjoyable and I would recommend people to watch it, simply for the farce that it creates. It really isn't something that stands out, but it is something that one can watch and enjoy.

Sort of an updated "Some Like It Hot", "Nuns on the Run" casts Eric Idle and Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid in the Harry Potter movies) as a pair of bumbling gangsters who have to pose as nuns to hide from their employers, a rival gang, and the cops. There are more than a few scenes that they must have REALLY had fun filming! It's one movie that's guaranteed to restore anyone's faith...in slapstick humor, that is.Yes, it's nice, brainless fun, complete with a scene whose target audience is probably 14-year-old boys. I particularly liked the scene with the gutter, but the truth is that the whole movie is a good time. Another fine accomplishment from George Harrison's HandMade Films (Harrison is even credited at the beginning of the movie).And remember: we have to keep sinning to keep Jesus in business! PS: Janet Suzman (Sister Liz) is the niece of anti-apartheid activist Helen Suzman.

If you have a comedy starring two of England's best, Eric Idle (Monty Python and the Holy Grail) and Robbie Coltrane (Rubeus Hagrid in the harry Potter movies), then you just have to watch. This was a charming little comedy about two guys trying to go straight, but pulling one last job and ending up in a nunnery.Of course, you have the Catholic jokes, and the guys in a girls dorm jokes, some Oscar-nominated talent, an MBE, and a nude girl in a shower, but that's all icing on the cake.British comedy is just fin to watch. You won't end up on the floor laughing, but you will chuckle for the whole 89 minutes.Jonathan Lynn (The Fighting Temptations, The Whole Nine Yards, My Cousin Vinney) wrote and directed this film, and you know he can make us laugh.