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.
For fans of the original TV series, this reboot will feel like a disappointment. For everybody else, a pointless and easily avoidable misfire.
– Stephen Dalton,
Hollywood Reporter,
3 Feb 2016
fresh:
It's a time-honored style of comedy, accessible to a broad audience, and it works on its own terms, without too many ill-advised attempts at modernization.
– Catherine Bray,
Variety,
28 Jan 2016
rotten:
Even granddad has moved on from teatime comedy gags about jam roly-poly.