If this was American, it would be cheap and lazy, full of poor caricature and lazy plot. It would never be made in the UK. But the Ozzies make into a sharp, poignant, bittersweet comedy. It has some of the best toilet based one liners I have ever heard; delivered at a cracking pace, but with a laconic underarm that makes floater humour seem almost charming. It reminded me of Priscilla in that it turned what could have been light titillation into a deep and moving experience.
Oh, due to a quirk of my DVD player, the soundtrack was missing, which focused the mind and made it feel like a proper documentary. This may have made the film even better. Either way, please please do not miss this film.
I first saw this film on the plane from America to New Zealand and even then it was only because I was part of the captive audience for the 12 or so hours. I can confidently say that this was by far the best film I've ever watched on a plane! Despite initial fears that it could easily slip into predictable crude toilet humor, I was gripped by the character development. Kenny is the type of bloke every working guy can immediately identify with, no matter how crap your job is - it's never as crap as Kenny's.