Mindhorn

​Well, this was an interesting one.. Another Screen Unseen and the general vibe on the interweb was that it was Mindhorn.. I was kinda looking forward to this one as I'd seen the trailer ages ago.
I got chatting to a couple at the bar when I was getting my coffee and told them that it might be Mindhorn.

I'll hand it over to IMDb for a quick synopsis...
"A has-been actor best known for playing the title character in the 1980s detective series "Mindhorn" must work with the police when a serial killer says that he will only speak with Detective Mindhorn, whom he believes to be a real person."

This film started off as a p*sstake of 80's cop shows and by the end had actually turned into one.. I'm not sure what to make of it really.. In some ways it was similar to 'Alan Partridge : Alpha Papa' and 'David Brent the movie'. Only those films had the advantage of the main characters being familiar and having a backstory.. This film had the same humor and at points turning into a farce..
Perhaps I'm a sucker for films about middle aged men struggling to come to terms with erm... middle age and all it's associated problems..
I think I enjoyed it ? All the best jokes were in the trailer (".. you need help.. I work alone.."). Although there was a funny scene involving a street carnival..

In the end it was just mildly entertaining. It passed the '6 laugh test'.. well, for me it did. It was almost like an extended TV show and it didn't really need the big screen treatment..

Overall ***1/2 stars

I bumped in to the couple on the way out and the lady commented "that's 2 hours of my life I'll never get back.."..
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