Just for the Record

Jenna Harrison is the best thing in this film, and she didn't even have any lines.

But you know what, it was watchable. A lot of the storyline was a bit confusing, and sometimes didn't make sense. You would expect more from such a seemingly good cast. I kept expecting something great to happen, or for the storyline to come together, but it just didn't. I admit, I was a bit disappointed, but I watched it all the way through. So thats something, right?

At the end of the day, I support British films, and British actors. Its not brilliant, at times its not even good. Its watchable, predictable and AT TIMES laughable. But hey, give it a go.

STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday Morning

After a hotly tipped film turns into a complete disaster, documentary maker Andy Wiseman (Rik Mayall) tracks some notable people involved down a year later to get their input behind what went wrong, mainly the director Harlan Noble (Roland Manookian), camera man Mike Rosferry (Steven Berkoff), sleazy producer Derek La Farge (Danny Dyer), actor and alcoholic in denial Wilson Barnes (Billy Murray) and hears how things got nasty when underworld heavy Malcolm 'Mental Fists' Wickes (Craig Fairbrass) came looking for the funding he invested in the film when he saw what a damp squib it was.

Just for the Record has set out as both a clever mock documentary about a troubled/abandoned production and a clever parody of the British film industry, but isn't awfully successful as either. An obviously low budget piece, with a misleading and cheap looking front cover, it has a veritable cast of hot British talent but gives them material none of them seem capable of pulling off (Danny Dyer with a luvvie accent?!?) It's far too inspired an idea to be a complete failure, and it produces the odd chuckle here and there, but the flaws are very clear to see and it all only achieves half the desired effect. **

I brought this film expecting to see a nice square off between Danny Dyer and Craig Fairbrass only to sit down to watch a comedy containing Rik Mayall, Phil Davis and Stephen Berkoff. Now I'm not saying this is a great film, in fact its far from it but this does have some good points if you have good attention skills as its not your normal film you can just put on and watch as you have to concentrate bloody hard when you watch it. There are shoddy moments but some very funny one's along with some good performances along with some very bad ones, its basically a mar-mite film that you will either love or hate. You can see from the ratings that they are obviously fake as you would have to be sectioned if you gave this film a 10 star but in saying that giving a 1 star is totally unjustified too, Far from the worst film ever but also just as far from being a great.

Before I start this review I want to say that I have most of Danny Dyer's films.

I thought with the cast line up of this that there must surely be something about it.

Its says its about a bad film being made by the British film Industry.

I for one am a big fan of the British film industry, but this film just shows everything bad about it.

Danny Dyer has in recent years had some real hit and miss films but generally his films seem to have something about them. I can normally see what they are trying to achieve even if they don't always hit the right spot! This however is the worst film I have ever seen. I ordered on DVD as soon as I realised it was out, which I realised on this site. However I now know why it hasn't been advertised that well! This is just a case of high profile cast cashing in on there name and making a rubbish film! The cover has 2 sides to it, one side is a normal cover and the other side is the cover that will sell in a couple of weeks, showing Danny with stubble and the usual look. Just like the way Borstal Boy has a cover that Danny looks nothing like in!

I'm very disappointed that he and the rest of the cast have just signed up to another rubbish film. After Dead man running which I liked I was hoping he might be turning things around! The Pimp has just arrived so lets see if that gets any better! Just a really bad film that has a deservedly terrible IMDb rating! Don't waste your time on this one!

I have seen what other people have written, and I make no apologies - I wet myself laughing through this mockumentary. It was hysterical. The dialogue was excellent! OK the story was an absolute p1ss-take at the British film industry and the 'luvvies' that are littered in it, but I was still laughing out loud throughout.

There are several familiar faces in the cast who were basically there to have a laugh. Steven Berkoff in the Old Peoples' Home was one of them. Add Phil Davis, Shaun Pertwee, Danny Dyer, Rik Mayall and Craig Fairbrass to the mix and you know that they didn't take the project seriously. It was out-and-out fun for them.

If you get a chance to watch it, do so but don't expect Schindler's List. It is a basic, but laugh out loud funny parody of a film-makers documentary.