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HORRIBLE HISTORIES: THE MOVIE – ROTTEN ROMANS
****
Dir: Dominic Brigstocke (PG, 100 mins)
Following the hugely successful TV series adaptations of Terry Deary’s phenomenally successful books, Horrible Histories comes to the big screen with a very starry cast. Concentrating on the Celts vs Romans section of a huge historical back catalogue, this pits Craig Roberts’ would-be Emperor Nero against Kate Nash’s Boudicca. We mostly follow things through the eyes of teen Roman soldier Atti (Sebastian Croft) and Celtic warrior wannabe Orla (Emilia Jones), flitting between ancient Rome and Britain with Pythonesque vim. The same blend of historical fact, slapstick, stupidity and musical numbers that worked on TV have been moved wholesale to the big screen, but only Dominique Moore of the regulars making the TV show so excellent has made the transition. Instead a starry cast packed with the likes of Derek Jacobi, Kim Cattrall, Nick Frost, Rupert Graves and Lee Mack add to the anarchy in what should be a family crowd pleaser with added educational value and fart jokes.
Opens July 26
words Keiron Self