Pasty Faces

This movie completely passed me by. Missed it at the cinema and knew nothing of it until I happened upon it in the local video shop.

The funniest film I've seen for a long time... Although, judging by the votes - not to everyones taste! An admittedly slow middle section does drag the film down a little but overall it's a very enjoyable experience.

The other Glasgow guy who commented negatively about this film has absolutely zero sense of humour.This is an excellent,inspired,hilarious low budget film set in Glasgow,Los Angeles and Las Vegas.The guy who starred in/wrote and directed this fun fest should have a big future in film although his co-star( a very funny comedy actor) steals the film with his love of American Mafia films and impersonations of Al Pacino.Cora Bissett and Chloe Annett are funny,dangerous and sexy.Three of the things I love in my female stars.Looking forward to the next one by this team.11 out of 10!

Some Comments on this film are very harsh and would agree with other viewer personal. I watched the film on a Saturday night, not expecting much, but what a laugh. The best Scottish film in years. Need much more. As for comments re: acting.I thought they were great. The big guy from the porridge ad just signed a deal worth $1m and Pasty Faces just got a U.S distribution. Big Money if i'm not wrong. The wee guy who plays Joe is never off the tele. So i Think the film and the cast were excellent. Well worth watching.

It was Jon Pertwee who said " It`s very difficult to be funny but very easy to be silly " . Well if that`s the case PASTY FACES is " Very easy " . David Baker ( As Director /Screenwriter ) and his cast seem to be under the impression that comedy involves stealing scenes and style from superior Britcoms like LOCK STOCK.. and TRAINSPOTTING , using a completely underdeveloped script and jumping up and down speaking in a very fast voice very loudly . Alan McCaffrey especially suffers from this type of OTT performance but not enough to ruin the film because there`s not enough of a film to ruin .

PASTY FACES is terrible on all fronts especially scriptwise . I couldn`t understand why it ended the way it did , it just seemed to stop in a very abrupt and silly manner . Oh and other glaring errors are that you need a visa to visit the USA and a green card in order to work there - This film would have you believe you can get off a plane and start a new life in America without any authorisation - that you still get paid to donate blood in America - People who I know in America , and who donate blood tell me payment for donations stopped several years ago - and that you can buy any type of weapon from a gun shop . As far as I know gun laws in America differ from state to state but no gun shops sell anti tank guns over the counter . So we`ve got a very erroneous view of America from a very unreal and oh so unfunny film . Maybe this is revenge for BRAVEHEART a very Hollywood view of the Scots ? Perhaps , but this doesn`t stop PASTY FACES from being a crap comedy

I am a sucker for shiny colorful covers and pitches, so that's what made me rent this in Blockbuster, as there is nobody in it I recognise.

It wasn't a great film, but I contradict myself with saying that because I have watched it four times!! So it has something. I think it is the great characters, as the plot is very simple. Bunch of losers and dreamers out of their territory head for Vegas.

I loved some of the lines. Main prankster gets his finger stuck in a shotgun in a Vegas hotel while preparing for a heist, " I can't take you to a hospital with a shotgun stuck to your finger!"

They also have a sloth who lies in their bus all day, but decides he needs a change, so he wants to get off before Vegas "Every time anybody has a problem they either sing about it like the kids from fame, or everybody heads for Vegas! F**k Vegas!, I am out of here to be with nature"

The film is full of great little bits like this, but as I keep saying it is not a great film, but I now own the dvd! hahaha.

To sum up. A simple little low budget film, but unlike a lot of big films, you could find yourself watching it again and again and not be bored.

Jett

PS. Guy who plays Joe will be a star one day