Almost Married review 'Not afraid to offend'

Steering away from the Working Title school of cosiness is a start, but this bawdy STD comedy isn't terribly funny either

To give Almost Married its credit, it's not afraid to offend, and for once we get a British comedy that's set miles from the cosy, middle-class world of the Working Title/Richard Curtis/Nick Hornby breed, where everyone is basically nice. These guys are not nice. The grubby premise is that a young man (Philip McGinley) apparently contracts an STD on his stag night from a prostitute and then has to contrive excuses not to shag his fiance (Emily Atack) or let her know of his infidelity until he gets the all-clear. The humour is bawdy and rude, but unfortunately not terribly funny either, unless you find homophobia, vaginal contact with chilli seeds or fat sex workers hilarious. The actors gurn away like they're auditioning for roles in a Carry On reboot, and the denouement is as predictable as it is bizarrely abrupt. It only gets two stars for not being A Long Way Down.

Source: http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/mar/27/almost-married-sex-comedy-review

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