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Grimsby
2016 83 min United Kingdom, United States of America R 18+
★5.7
Action, Comedy
Director: Louis Leterrier
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Description
Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football hooligan brother to save the world from a sinister plot.
Budget:
$35M
US Gross:
$6.87M
Worldwide:
$28M
Starring
Sacha Baron Cohen
Actor
Mark Strong
Actor
Rebel Wilson
Actor
Awards
3 nominations total
Key opinion
Grimsby is a polarizing action-comedy that blends sophisticated spy parodies with extreme gross-out humor. While fans of Sacha Baron Cohen appreciate its daring satire and energetic pace, many viewers find the graphic content and vulgarity excessive, leading to a stark divide between those who find it hilarious and those who find it repulsive.
| Acting | Mark Strong delivers a surprising and effective performance, seamlessly balancing his roles as a serious spy archetype and a straight man to Cohen's antics. | |
| Acting | Sacha Baron Cohen maintains his signature dedication to grotesque and committed character work, though his specific brand of humor remains highly divisive. | |
| Direction | The film features well-choreographed action sequences that benefit from director Louis Leterrier’s background in the genre, providing a sense of dynamism. | |
| Humor | The humor relies heavily on graphic, toilet-centric, and boundary-pushing gags that some audiences find uproarious while others find gratuitous and offensive. | |
| Screenplay | The narrative is widely considered thin and simplistic, serving primarily as a loose framework to connect crude set pieces rather than providing a cohesive story. |