I borrowed this from Netflix because the posted copy sounded promising (yes, I know, it ALWAYS sounds promising). Rhys Ifans and Miranda Otto sold this for me, and I also tend to at least look at pretty much anything shipped from Australia; their films aren't consistently spellbinding (The Dish?) but are often of a quality missing in the studio flicks. I expected to laugh, I expected to want to see the whole film. I laughed once (damned if I can remember at what, but just once) and found the movie, overall, tedious. My wife and I kept getting up and attending to other issues without bothering to pause it. I kept thinking as I watched that 'I bet this sounded funny in the script reading'. For those who felt this outshone Pretty Woman... that's not much competition. It's not the worst film I've ever seen, but I'm afraid I take Rhys and Miranda off my 'must see' list.
Review of Danny Deckchair
