Is this supposed to  be funny? ½star

What can you say about a movie that is this bad.   I presume that the filmmakers were looking to cash in on the recent success that Hollywood has had with "teenage flicks" where all the characters want is to get lucky.  Granted, this film has managed to make a stack of money in the U.K, but is unlikely to find success anywhere else.  Why?  Because it is just not funny.

I should have known what was to come when the only other person in the cinema was one guy up the back who would not have looked out of place at one of those old porno theatres. 

It did not take long for this film to lose me completely.  In fact it was the very first scene that showed exactly  what the next ninety minutes would entail --  watching pathetically crass jokes that are so unfunny that in the end they become totally offensive.

One by one, the so-called jokes are shoved down our faces and anyone with half a brain will not find anything in this movie even remotely funny; maybe that's why it made so much in the U.K. (For any British people reading this review, I'm just kidding)

According to this film's media information kit, Harry Enfield, who co-wrote and stars in this abomination of a movie, is "one of Britain's most respected comedians".  It is very easy to argue with that given his performance in this film.

For starters, his character,Kevin, is probably one of the worst comedic characters ever seen.   Kevin is supposed to be an exaggerated parody of today's teenagers, but surely no kid acts like this.  Enfield's performance is so over the top that it is extremely difficult to watch.  His acting is so bad that he makes Madonna look like an Oscar contender.  In fact, he does not deliver one funny line for the whole film.

On the upside, Kathy Burke is quite good as Kevin's best mate Perry.  Unlike Enfield, Burke has acting ability and she gives a creditable performance given the totally unfunny script. It is hard to figure how Burke, who won the Best Actress Award at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival for her role in Nil by Mouth, got roped into making this film.

Also, the film does have a good look to it and the director, Ed Bye, has managed to accurately capture the total party atmosphere of Ibiza.

Unfortunately, it is not enough to save this film from becoming probably the worst film to hit our screens this year.  Hopefully it will be a long time before another film this bad hits our fair shores.

- Adam Matthews