status: 2003; on dvd
rating: * * (2 out of 5 stars) (second star because i laughed a couple times)
(Having just watched this movie makes me able to site this comparison.) Imagine "Up" meets "The Majestic" with just a sappier love story and you have Danny Deckchair. Rhys Ifans as Danny, a "cement man" with all these "crazy ideas", is getting ready for his annual holiday with his girlfriend. When she tells him she can't go, he ties a bunch of balloons to his deckchair just to see what would happen. Unexpectedly (but you know), he lifts off the ground and travels to a town where he becomes the biggest thing since sliced bread.
The movie is filled with quirky happenings and awkward situations. It has a few slightly funny parts, but those fizzle out about 45 minutes in. If you want to see Rhys Ifans play the strange suave guy in an earlier film, here you go. Just don't be surprised on where it takes you.
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Rating: 2 stars
The cover of Danny Deckchair tells you the whole movie. A guy flies far from home in his deck chair, end of movie. Ok, so maybe there is more to this movie than just that, but really the rest of the film is just as predictable. This movie purely is a “feel good movie”. The viewer is never emotionally invested in this move, you are never fearing for the main charter’s survival or even care if he can make things work with his ex girlfriend. There are a few good points that saved the day and made me not wish for that 2 hours of my life back; the town is beautiful, the unrealistic happiness between Danny and the parking cop is charming, and I always love good Ausi banter. I do not suggest that anyone rent Danny Deckchair, but if you find it while surfing though the channels it would be less of a waste of time than watching Jersey Shore.
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