A series of interconnected short films follows three kids as they search the depths of the Internet to find the most banned movie in the world.
"Once you see it you can't unsee it," boasts one of the film's marketing slogans. How true.
That Movie 43’s numerous writers and directors haven’t produced something cohesive is hardly a surprise but the real shocker here is the absence of anything resembling a half decent gag.
A cameo parade of stars, some of whom have no obvious gift for comedy, try their hardest, but the laughs just aren't there.
If Kentucky Fried Movie was the genesis of this strand of American humour, then Movie 43 signals the point at which it reaches comic entropy: an inert and lifeless state from which, let's hope, there can be no return.
Desperately unfunny, gross-out humour that's more gag-inducing than gag-tastic.
Misconceived rag bag of potty-brained skits starring gullible big names including Kate Winslet, Richard Gere and Gerard Butler.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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