Hollywood star Kiefer Sutherland has been cast as a Hollywood star cast in a pantomime.
“A panto-what?” asks Sutherland’s “difficult” and ageing action hero Brad Mack, who has fallen on hard times and whose agent has tricked him into thinking he’s starring in prestigious English theatre.
His Aladdin cast-mates inform him he’s playing Buttons. “Oh no I’m not,” he insists angrily. You can guess their reply. Unless you’re unfamiliar with traditional panto catchphrases.
There are some very funny lines, some cockle-warming sub-plots, and the rest of the cast is cracking, too.
Rebel Wilson plays the panto’s choreographer (with a Yorkshire accent), Derek Jacobi plays the theatre stage door manager, Meera Syal plays the director, Jason Manford and Asim Chaudhry play the ugly sisters, Lucien Laviscount plays the prince, Katherine Ryan plays Brad’s agent, and Danny Dyer plays Danny Dyer.
It’s the type of film that would be a bit naff at any other time of year, but is a lot of fun at Christmas.
Christmas tree rating:🎄🎄🎄🎄
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