| RATING: | 80% |
| FORMAT: | DVD |
Dated, though an important historical document of a great music hall turn. The sheer cheek of the man is quite infectious and he even gets away with abusing his own boss.
Much of it is quite funny despite being shot in master shots and broad performances that mimic the experience of being a member of the audience of a proscenium theatre. Essentially a series of comedy sketches with little coherence. A typical example of the material: ‘Have you been cutting hair long?’ ‘No. Short, as a rule.’ There is also some good physical comedy and the women are suitably spunky in the face of exceedingly gormless males.
George “Goofy” FORMBY is a loveable fool and the women like him despite the fact that he is not the handsomest of males. This successfully matches the theme of a young poet finding the woman of his dreams in the real world.
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