Apocalypse Clown

This is not something I thought would be genuinely enjoyable, yet alone really good! I figured it would be cheesy and cringy. However, the performances are spot on, and the dark humour is perfect! There are plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, and some clever hooks. It has the feel of so many movies that have come before it, yet it is most definitely unique. In combination, I'm not sure any of these elements would have worked in the same way if they weren't in Ireland. It is a movie I would watch again, and one I'll be recommending to friends. Testament to the skill of the director in pulling this off.

Below an eight are what you get when you're throwing pearls at a bunch of empty chairs. It can make one feel like jumping out a window. But i know...it's not football...has no CGI...no car chases...no T&A...it's not 'Ireland has talent' AND...your local pharmacy has been out of stool softeners for a while, the bills are piling up, you've been sleeping on the couch for years, your dog died and you got another dog and that one bit you and then you put it to sleep. Forever. And you loved 'airplane'(and all the sequels)...but you just didn't find this one funny. Yeah. That's understandable. Why not try 'clown school'? Or, better yet, try writing an existential clown script that has every cliched joke you could EVER hope for...so that the cascade effect becomes genius and you finally realize that the movie is a metaphor on human existentialism... or go watch Oppenheimer...now THERE's a funny movie.

In case you missed it, there are some very strong productions coming out of Ireland these days, films and series both. A trend worth watching. Speaking of worth watching, this absurdist gem from writer/director George Kane is also in that category. Film historians will remember when this bizarre style of comedy -- non-sequiturs, inane characters, joined only by the flimsiest of plots -- was the rule, not exception. America in the 60s. Props to Kane and his team for not only retrieving that lost format, but for stretching it to the very limit. A solar flare end-of-the-world survived by roving clowns holds the attention nicely. Not every gag works, and not every character succeeds, but the off-the-wall performance of Natalie Palamides as Funzo more than compensates. Recommended. ((Designated "IMDb Top Reviewer." Please check out my list "167+ Nearly-Perfect Movies (with the occasional Anime or TV miniseries) you can/should see again and again (1932 to the present))

I thought this film was alright and better than some reviews would give. Some down on their luck clowns go to the almighty clown the first funerals. While their my favourite clown of the bunch, funzo causes a continuous faud with a statue of liberty Nd another man. Her along with bobo, and three other clowns end up in jail with a roster but when they get out the world seems to have ended. The clowns then set out to find other humans. Put on a show and give their late friend the burial he deserves. I thought the cast was pretty good and each clown was unique and actually pretty funny. The plot was something you don't always see either. Overall a good comedy.