Comedy Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Comedy

A young person with blonde hair wearing a colourful patchwork jacket and holding a large plastic bag.
Review

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

by Emily Maskell

Tom MacRae and Dan Gillespie Sells’ hit West End show is fabulously translated to the big screen.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Simple cartoon figure drawing next to young woman reading book on couch.
Review

Ninjababy

by Ariel Klinghoffer

An amateur cartoonist meets her unborn child in Norwegian writer/​director Yngvild Sve Flikke’s irreverent comedy.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Group of young people laughing and enjoying themselves on a bus journey.
Review

Our Ladies

by Josh Slater-Williams

Set in ​’90s Scotland, Michael Caton-Jones’ winning comedy-drama sees a group of Catholic girls cut loose.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people lying in long grass, their faces close together.
Review

I’m Your Man

by Caitlin Quinlan

Maria Schrader’s slightly flat sci-fi romance sees Dan Stevens play a humanoid robot designed for love.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man in a light blue shirt, tie, and khaki trousers looks surprised, with hands up near his face.
Review

Free Guy

by Leila Latif

Ryan Reynolds has an existential crisis inside a video game in this mostly entertaining action-adventure-comedy.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Four individuals dressed in casual clothing, standing in a dark outdoor setting on a grassy field.
Review

Boys from County Hell

by Marina Ashioti

Writer/​director Chris Baugh’s vampire comedy-horror fails to breathe new life into a stale genre.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two young women laughing and posing for a selfie at a bar counter.
Review

Zola

by Hannah Strong

Taylour Paige and Riley Keough star in a wild Floridian road trip movie based on an iconic Twitter thread.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman with blonde hair and intense expression, wearing a red and blue outfit, reaching forward.
Review

The Suicide Squad

by Lillian Crawford

James Gunn doubles down on his crass brand of humour in this charmless, unfunny and facile franchise redo.

2
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Two men sitting on a wall, one wearing a panda hat, the other in a blue jacket. Hilly countryside visible in the background.
Review

Limbo

by David Jenkins

A Syrian musician relocates to a remote Scottish island in Ben Sharrock’s comedy-tinged asylum seeker drama.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Couple peering through gap, expressions of fear or suspense
Review

Bye Bye Morons

by Ariel Klinghoffer

Despite Virginie Efira’s best efforts, this inane comedy from director Albert Dupontel is destined to be forgotten.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect