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Friday, 7 February 2014

KIDS IN THE HALL: BRAIN CANDY [1996]

2 years after the end of their sketch show the Canadian cult-favorite comedy troupe The Kids In The Hall reunited for a feature length film, Brain Candy.
In the same style as Monty Python's feature films, The Kids opted to play multiple roles based around a single story instead of a series of sketches that they had be known for on television.  Unfortunately by this time, The Kids were tired of each other, resulting in bitter feuds that hurts the chemistry onscreen quite a bit.  Not to say it isn't funny, because there are some wicked funny moments buried beneath a cynical and depressing story that speaks more truth than you'd expect.  It's a hard sell, with some overly weird bits, highly offensive jokes and stretches of nothing really funny at all but what is funny is well worth the time you put into it.

3 pills that give worms to ex-girlfriends out of 5 

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