Random Movie Review - The Nan Movie

 

Oh boy, here we go. So many years ago, before things like racism and just anything that nowadays would be considered a very serious thing, we had shows like Little Britain and The Catherine Tate Show. Both were sketch shows where the main comedians would poke fun at anything considered British such as people who are overweight, people of a certain age, people with a disability, people who consider themselves LGBTQ+ and more. All largely harmless with no intention of outright insulting and pi**ing a lot of people off, especially as in British culture, we are known for national stereotyping (or at least that's what the BBC believes in one of their Top Gear controversies). I think I speak for a lot of us when I say that even though those shows had characters we've come to know, love and laugh at or with, do we honestly need a film about one of them? I mean, don't get me wrong, Nan is very funny. But a lot of time, there is a reason why characters like her are best kept to the usual sketch time rather than a feature length film. It's another film that follows suite from the likes of Mrs. Brown's Boys, Keith Lemon and Harry Hill (though of the three, the latter is actually alright for the most part) and I'm just so puzzled as to why this is a thing and why Warner Brothers of all people wanted to distribute this. Well, let's get this over with:

In a typically normal day for Joanie Taylor (aka Nan, reprised by Catherine Tate), she finds out that her sister (played by Katherine Parkinson) is dying. Though she would rather have a good time than see her from what's happened to them in the past, her grandson Jamie (reprised by Mathew Horne) manages a way to convince her to visit her and make amends before it's too late. And thus the pair go on a road trip with many detours, criminal activities, animated segments and flashbacks to her youth.

Yeah, it's not good. It's too annoying, the comedy is dry, the animated segments look cheap and tacky and it's just further proof that characters like these are better being seen in short doses. Love Catherine Tate, she is always a joy to watch and laugh, as is Mathew Horne and the rest of them. But this is just a film best to be avoided, even if you are a Nan fan. 2/10