Absolutely Anything

UK Release Date: 14th August 2015

A group of eccentric aliens confer a human being with the power to do absolutely anything, as an experiment (www.imdb.com).

Director: Terry Jones (Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian, The Meaning of Life)
Starring: Simon Pegg, Kate Beckinsale, Sanjeev Bhaksar, Rob Riggle, Eddie Izzard, Joanna Lumley, Robin Williams, the voices of Monty Python

Absolutely Anything is absolutely abysmal in countless number of ways. Simon Pegg earns the gift of (you guessed it) absolutely anything, thanks to a band of aliens and their experiment. His newly found powers are used to great effect, but that's the only good point. It didn't make me laugh. In fact, I spent most of the time cringing at its poorly executed plot. For such a stellar cast of comedians, which includes Eddie Izzard, Simon Pegg and the Monty Python crew, it should be both funny and memorable. It's probably the biggest shame in film history, especially as it's Robin Williams' last hurrah. At least Pegg's dog is cute.

1/5