SunnyHello Nice effects though.

Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Bergorks If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

Roy Hart If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Pjtaylor-96-138044 'Mindhorn (2017)' is pretty much consistently chuckle-worthy and the almost meta satire is on-point, especially in an early glimpse into the eponymous television show that haunts the protagonist as his only legacy - a typically cheesy detective show with a schlocky sci-fi central conceit. It's the cocksure lead character's chance to re-live his 'glory days' that allows him to see they perhaps weren't all that great to begin with. Barratt plays the part with self-assured gusto and throws everything into it, even though most of the gags are inevitably on him, and the rest of the players do a good job of keeping an ostentatious streak alive throughout the piece. The failings of the picture arrive in its plot, though, which is hackneyed, under-cooked and often side-lined for the characters' smugly silly antics. The flick also ends so abruptly (almost mid-sentence) that it leaves you wondering if a couple of scenes were accidentally left on the cutting room floor. 6/10

davideo-2 STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday MorningRichard Thorncroft (Julian Barratt) was the star of the iconic Mindhorn detective programme that was a big hit in the late 80s, but since then his star has waned and he's now an out of work actor desperately trying to recapture his former glory. But his salvation may have come in the shape of something off-camera, as a serial killer has begun murdering young women on the Isle of Mann, where his hit show was filmed, and will only speak with Thorncroft, believing his TV alter ego to be a real person.The 1980s may be long gone, but the nostalgia and sentimental value that yields for many of the cop themed TV shows that permeated the era still persists, and, given the unquenchable kitschy charm of them, likely forever will. And so, debut director Sean Foley has chosen a fairly inspired idea for the kick start to his career behind the camera. But, while he manages to drain a few laughs out of it, sadly it quickly becomes a massive sinking ship.While it's true that affection for 80s cop shows is very high, it's also true that many of the lead actors in those shows at the time were one hit wonders, who may have been able to ride the coattails of success on that one character but have otherwise faded into total obscurity, and so Mindhorn is inspired in more ways than one. However, while the premise has sparkle, the plot of a serial killer murdering young women is just too dark and depressing to fit in to this frame, even if none of the murders are shown.There are one or two good belly-laughs towards the beginning, but they fail to maintain consistency throughout the whole film, and so, it's little more than a wasted disappointment. **

dtownsend-f How to describe Mindhorn......take the Six Million Dollar Man, Magnum PI and Knight Rider....smash them all together then wrap it in a self destructive narcissistic washed up actor. That would best describe Richard Thorncraft played by Julian Barrett of The Mighty Boosh fame.Barrett doesn't stray far from his Boosh character Howard Moon in terms of self depreciation. The only difference is Thorncraft is an overly egotistical opportunist always on the lookout for a big comeback.I won't give away too may details but in spite of the movie reveling in being a silly parody, it does allow you to witness Thorncraft go on a journey of humility, forgiveness and redemption even if it is done in a comical way. The laughs are done almost 100% at Thorncraft's expense and you may find yourself alternating between laughing at him and feeling sympathetic towards his character. If nothing else it's a refreshing break from the standard comedic fare we are inundated with these days.

yorkshire_keith Imagine if you will,what would have come along if the British producers of Bergerac or The Persuaders or the Professionals had added that bit of Imaginative American teenage sci-fi appeal from Night rider, or the Six Million Dollar man. The result would have been MINDHORN. Isle of Man detective Mindhorn lost his real eye in some brief special forces career, or some such usual drivel, and was given a special cybernetic lie detecting one by goodness knows who and then rather than using it to better mankind in special government service answering to chief Ernest Borgenine or David Doyle , as he would have in an American version he decided to return to the Isle of man and become a detective. Imagine further more that the star of this show became a big "I AM" for a while ( not at all like William Shatner) thinking he was too big for his own show and managed to alienate most of his co-stars and went off to Hollywood to become a star and. . . . .Didn't. So there is the back story on wacky British comedy Mindhorn; and where those original protagonists are now and how they would react when thrown back together is the meat of the situational and sometimes slapstick comedy that ensues. The plot is really just a vehicle to make that happen but for those of you that think it's really important ( maybe you have Austrian blood in you and Tut if someone crosses the road when the little red Man is lit even when there isn't a car in sight ) then, there is one, it envolves a young man with special educational needs, suspected of a crime, who believes Mindhorn was a true life drama and will only speak to detective Mindhorn. He therefore has to be brought back to the island who's thespians and population alike he has alienated by his pretentious and high handed past behaviour in order to bring the suspect in. His career having gone no where, the actor in question Richard Thorncroft played by co writer Julian Barrat is desperate for some "profile" and doesn't take a lot of persuasion to put the bionic eye-patch back on. It's not a truly original comedic genre, following closely in the footsteps of David Brent and Alan Partridge without being quite as numbingly cringeworthy but does add in a good deal more sight gaggery and actual joke jokes until there's really something for everyone. It may be if you are an Office fan this will be nowhere near hard core embarrassing enough for you and if you're a big Last of the Summer Wine conservative sleepy locals react to odd-balls stuff this will be far too harsh in places, I have appreciated both and this has elements of both in it. Simon Farnaby, or the Stupid Deaths man as my son calls him gives an "untrustworthy foreigner" performance of the type British actors in America have made their own to the point of there having been absolutely no suspense in a US action suspense film for over 20 years ( IT'S THE British GUY!!!) I laughed a lot in this but deliberately watched it with friends of both sexes all in our late 40's and 50's feeling it would benefit from that shared knowledge of the programmes and attitudes of the time and if did communal viewing builds the laughs as the film progressess, a couple of throwaway sexist lines are breathtakingly funny, but I know some of my ex-pupils have found it excellent as well, The plot is silly and ridiculous so if that is really important to you you'd be better off not watching than doing so and then boring the rest of us telling us how you can't understand how we didn't spot all the holes in it that ruined the film; We did, we just didn't give a rat's arse. So I'd happily recommend it to anyone old enough to remember The Professionals