John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam pay tribute to their late Monty Python colleague Graham Chapman in this hilarious, 3-D animated adaptation of Chapman's brazenly fictionalized life story. (TIFF)
The varying tones give a patchy feel to the enterprise without adding up to anything as radical as the Pythons' own assault on TV conventions. A cordial tribute to a fascinating chap nonetheless.
– Ben Walters,
Time Out,
5 Feb 2013
rotten:
The film's mostly for Python completists, of whom there are many, as well as for animation junkies who will groove on the grab bag of styles.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
24 Jan 2013
rotten:
Apart from Chapman's dry observational tone and the others' silly voices, there's not much here to touch Python fans accustomed to soaring in a higher stratosphere of humour.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
16 Nov 2012
rotten:
It's a very naughty tome, with many dangling bits.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
15 Nov 2012
fresh:
It's like watching Yellow Submarine laid over a celebrity-therapy episode of Dr. Phil.