MI6's top assassin (Mark Strong) has a brother. Unfortunately for him, he's a football hooligan (Sacha Baron Cohen) from the town of Grimsby. Nobby has everything a man from the poor English fishing town of Grimsby could want - 9 children and the most attractive girlfriend in northern England (Rebel Wilson). There's only one thing missing in his life: his little brother, Sebastian. After they were adopted by different families as children, Nobby spent 28 years searching for him. Upon hearing of his location, Nobby sets off to reunite with his brother, unaware that not only is his brother an MI6 agent, but he's just uncovered a plot that puts the world in danger. On the run and wrongfully accused, Sebastian realizes that if he is going to save the world, he will need the help of its biggest idiot. A new assignment forces a top spy to team up with his football hooligan brother. My name is David Nobbs From Grimsby. This movie is not accurate. Grimsby people don't go around saying Grimsby all the time. We aren't all good natured. Most of us don't have tarnished but wholesome hearts of gold. However, our culture of post industrial decline, indefeatable friendlyness and focus on family is, if anything, under emphasised and under appreciated. Sascha had done his best work yet with this movie and if anyone has any sense they will visit Grimsby and take a nice easy job deboning fish in one of our factories so they may develop a personality that will stand the test of time, fate and politics so that perhaps they and their offspring may have a future that isn't many pany and is immune to fish stinjmk. My educated guess is that when Britain finally falls prey to the resource wars that the future promises us, Grimsby folk will still be standing, self sufficient and enduring the way a good cross section of humanity should be. Anybody who doesn't like this film is either ignorant of how wonderfully, illogically friendly grimsbarians are or they come from Grimsby and have a stick up their a**e because they never lived in a terraced house. Finally, if you don't want to visit Grimsby or don't give a damn, who cares. Real Grimsbarians certainly don't care and neither do I. (I am studying in liverpool at the mo and sometimes I despair how BritIan has lost its identity so quickly in the face of PC pressure. Luckily I know that Grimsby will always be there, feeding the world and taking all cultures under its wing as long as they are purely friendly and don't put on airs. GY rules, come and have a go If u think ur hard enough **** May contain strong spoilers ****<br/><br/>This is a review made by StoneDraim… and that means that if you want to read a probably different kind of review, keep reading….<br/><br/>This is my personal experience, my personal point of view/perspective and my personal opinion… and my opinion is just one of like 7 billions in this world.<br/><br/>Starting with my thoughts before the movie. The trailer I have seen and also the poster with Sacha Baron Cohen and Mark Strong I interpreted as "the same old jokes and same old movie" from Sacha Baron Cohen. Just the photograph on the poster where Sachas character having a tight polo-neck sweater and an alternative to speedos is giving me the impression of a ridiculous and infantile script and production. Now….let me see if I am all wrong….<br/><br/>First thing coming to mind is that this film is short. Only including the motion picture itself, it is below 80 minutes. Maybe it is purposely made as it may be enough with the jokes etcetera in 80 minutes. The second thing that came to mind was a blend of over- the-top infantile humour and a sense of depth in the dialogue and acting in between the family; the fact that a room been kept for a lost brother says a little… and then they twist it to humour by letting it be 28 years of a lost brother.<br/><br/>I am having a hard time in allowing myself taking this seriously. Is it just as I've written ridiculous and infantile? Can it be that the brother Sebastian (Mark Strong) is allowed to stay serious in his character to give the movie some reality edge? Probably, it is up for everybody themselves to decide. After 36 minutes… sadly I have to bow down to the fact that this is just too much. Over the top in a massive orgie in infantile jokes.. or should I really be calling them jokes…?<br/><br/>Nice little touch with the first person camera angle as Sebastian (Mark Strong) is in pursuit.<br/><br/>Quite a massive load of parody within this movie, and twists and turns made straight out of Sacha Baron Cohen. The Brothers Grimm…oh…no…the Brothers Grimsby. Just one of let 's say 40 examples.<br/><br/>My biggest laugh in the movie, 1:04:00 into the movie. "Whoa… Well, that was easy… Hiya! Amazing! Gotta get one of these for the kids!" Brains blown out followed by easy going and charming march music in the background, the scenery blended with Nobbys (Sacha Baron Cohen) amusement… splendid!<br/><br/>Over to the movie as a product: - The production : It keeps the quality for a little more than approved movie. - The actors : They could have done it a lot better. If Sacha Baron Cohen is conscious in his way of over acting and in handling that outspoken over acting, than maybe Sacha Baron Cohen could be an serious actor someday. - The story : Little fun with a soccer hooligan and his 11 children from Grimsby in England having a brother in all the opposite ways. Other than that; I have experienced this type of script before. - Entertainment : Some laughs. Some entertainment. Mind boggled over if this is professional made or just "oops, we did it quite good"… - Age : 15. Sexual explicit and language.<br/><br/>5,6 out of 10. (The final rate is based most on my own entertainment of the movie. Short elucidation of the rating: 6 Nice production. Good movie. 5 Approved.) Grimsby has the occasional laugh and a succession of finely wrought grossout spectaculars which are reasonably entertaining…. But with its cod-Bond and mock-action material it carries a weird overall feel, like kids’ TV but produced on a lavish scale with added filth.
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