Synopsis
A cinema remake of the classic sitcom Dad's Army (1968). The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon deal with a visiting female journalist and a German spy as World War II draws to its conclusion.
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Cast
- Catherine Zeta-JonesRose Winters
- Bill NighySergeant Wilson
- Michael GambonPrivate Godfrey
- Toby JonesCaptain Mainwaring
- Mark GatissColonel Theakes
- Sarah LancashireMrs. Pike
- Tom CourtenayLance Corporal Jones
- Blake HarrisonPrivate Pike
- Alison SteadmanMrs. Fox
- Daniel MaysPrivate Walker
Recommendations
- 50
Screen Daily
The risk-averse approach to the remake extends to the humour. Pratfalls and benign double entendres (“I saw you slip her a sausage!”) rub shoulders with familiar gags and catchphrases which have been lifted wholesale from the original series. - 50
Variety
Amiable to a fault, with gags both broad and gentle, Oliver Parker’s pic prompts sporadic chuckles rather than guffaws. - 40
The Guardian
It’s hard to escape the sinking feeling that this is a waste of talent – and that this is a good-natured, well-meaning but pointless kind of Brit-comedy ancestor worship, paying elaborate homage to a TV show that got it right the first time. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
Dad’s Army is hobbled by too much broad slapstick and labored clowning. - 40
Time Out London
The top-notch cast keep calm and carry on, but this TV remake is a waste of everyone’s time. - 40
The Telegraph
Dad’s Army bleakly suggests that even the best source material in the world can only take you so far. - 40
Empire
It has a strong, game cast but this is karaoke filmmaking, trading on nostalgia rather than breaking new territory. Affable but forgettable.
