Plunkett and Macleane rob from the rich and... well... they keep it. A working class apothecary and a genteel upper class vicar's son team up to get rich, and find beautiful women along the way.
Nothing new there, but what makes it special is the irreverant style - anachronisms are everywhere, but intentionally, never more so than with the highly innovative score by Craig Armstrong which really adds to the film. Mention must be made of the Earl of Rochester; Alan Cumming is hilarious as the ridiculously camp society fop.
In a few places, it seems weakly directed with a few choppy scene/style changes, but overall an enjoyable film. It won't win any Oscars, but not bad for a first attempt by Jake Scott.
Nothing new there, but what makes it special is the irreverant style - anachronisms are everywhere, but intentionally, never more so than with the highly innovative score by Craig Armstrong which really adds to the film. Mention must be made of the Earl of Rochester; Alan Cumming is hilarious as the ridiculously camp society fop.
In a few places, it seems weakly directed with a few choppy scene/style changes, but overall an enjoyable film. It won't win any Oscars, but not bad for a first attempt by Jake Scott.