Can this BBC Three high school based comedy show starring
Jack Whitehall make the jump from small screen to large? Whitehall also makes
his big screen debut alongside the TV show as misfit secondary school teacher
Mr.Wickers. The planned school trip turned lads holiday to Cornwall is foiled
when a disgruntled parent decides to come along and watch every move Mr.Wickers
makes.
It’s easy to be sceptical when approaching this film,
there’s no doubt that Jack Whitehall is naturally funny on screen and makes the
move to the big screen like a fish to water but did an average BBC Three comedy
running 2 series really need a movie? The answer is probably not but to be
honest we’ll take it anyway. From start to finish this film produces sheer
belly laughs; from Whitehall being spiked with drugs and stealing a wax work
Anne Frank to him leading a Cornish revolution the laughs just keep coming.
Needless to say Whitehall really does give this film an edge
incorporating largely his own brand of comedy with this signature making fun of
his own background jokes. The supporting cast of the usual suspects in the
class room from the BBC Three TV series are faultless but without Whitehall carrying
this film it may have been a massive misfire from the BBC Three but at the end
of the day this film is hilarious and pushes Whitehall onto a larger stage and
hopefully more on screen appearances in the future.
A Hearty British comedy with a great concoction of slapstick
and witty comedy filled with references to British youth culture, it’s worth a
watch just for the performance of Whitehall alone.
6/10
