Shannon Matthews the Musical the Movie

Fan of the dark, smutty and controversial here. If you are, you'll love this. Being a fan of Kunt & The Gang as well as The Kunts I've always been keen to see what they do next and unfortunately couldn't get a ticket to the stage show musical of this album so when the film was announced I was happy and patient and it finally came (no pun intended, or was there?). And whilst there's protestors moaning about this without better things to do, the musical doesn't criticise poor Shannon in any way and I truly hope she's safe and well these days (name change and fostering with support has hopefully protected her) but it really does with her disgusting mother and family and doesn't hold back. If it wasn't true it would actually be shocking but it's all true and is there to be poked fun of hugely! Better to laugh at these things than be shocked I feel. Just like Brass Eye's peadophile episode of course before this. And controversial comedians like Jerry Sadowitz (recently cancelled from Edinburgh bizarrely) and Doug Stanhope and Bill Hicks and Frankie Boyle. It's important to laugh.

And the fact this was low budget, crowd funded too with some slightly bad acting and effects in some places too doesn't deter. If you're a fan you'll love it anyway. If you're new, welcome. If you're just here as you're intrigued I hope you enjoy as much as the wrong uns here all have, we are certain types of people after all. ;)

Full disclosure: I am a long term fan of Kunt And The Gang and helped to crowd fund this film. I was also at the recent premiere in Leeds.

With that out of the way - the film far exceeded my expectations (which were already pretty high, having seen and loved the stage show version of it in Edinburgh last year).

The film is very funny, with excellent performances across the board (particularly from director Sam Hindman as Karen Matthews and Rob Kirtley as DI Radgitt). It takes the stage show and adds in lots of extra goodies - green screen chases, dream sequences, 'celebrity' cameos and lots of Easter Eggs.

There's also some lovely outdoor scenes - the crew really did make the most of their (presumably) limited budget. For a daft film - it's actually rather clever!

You don't have to be a diehard Kunt fan to 'get' this movie - yes, there are some in-jokes but, basically, if you are a fan of toilet humour and OTT comedy, this is the film for you. Stick it on the telly after you come back from the pub and you're sorted!

Be warned, though - once the songs that feature on the soundtrack worm their way into your head, they will NEVER leave!

I look forward to buying a copy of the film on DVD when it comes out - or, even better, getting to see it again in the cinema with my mates.

Having owned the Musical on CD for years and then being informed that it was to be made into a film, I couldn't contain my excitement. Was the anticipation worth it? Absolutely! The plot may seem ridiculous. You may be sat watching and thinking "has this all come from Kunt's imagination?" Nope. It all came from Karen Matthews, believe it or not. The storyline may sound daft, but the beauty of it is how Kunt and co have managed to write hilarious songs based on the story. The actors portraying the characters do a superb job also of bringing the story line to life with humor. Don't Wikipedia to find out what happened. Just watch this film...

A great film with some memorable songs which YOU will be humming along to for days after, cast are brilliant. Won't be for everyone but if you like your humour dark and want to watch a very funny version of an almighty strange story then give this a go. I attended the london permiere and was amongst cast and like minded film goers and we all have a jolly good time. I hope this film gets a cinema run as it does deserve to be seen on a big screen. Aware some people think this sort of film is wrong and I say to them don't watch it if it is going to offend you and let the people who do enjoy their humour with a sprinkle of sick humour to lap it up.

I had the privilege of seeing this twice during the premiere weekend and I was blown away. My sides likely need medical attention from laughing so much.

On the surface, the topic is a tough one to tackle, but as a fan of gallows humour being the best way to deal with anything serious I LOVE IT.

The songs are hilarious, the attention to detail in the movie production and sets was absolutely first class, and the cast excelled themselves.

A modern classic in the making, without question. If you read the daily fail or other rightwing rag equivalent , you'll hate it. Write your strongly worded letter to the editor, really do.

Everyone else, go and see this as soon as you can! It's fantastic.