It's definitely a very different product to the rest of his stuff that I've seen.
I don't know quite why it doesn't work for me. It contains many things that I like quite a lot, including that breaking-the-fourth-wall thing. I think the tone doesn't quite work for me - it's neither as silly nor as deep as I'd like. It's a little slow to be an out-and-out romp, and I don't get the emotional payoff at the end, perhaps because I couldn't really engage with most of the main characters. Bellino is the only one I really cared for. Anyway - interesting attempt!
So, did they mention if Chris would have done an accent for the part or did they change it to be Irish when they cast Aidan?
I don't remember that being mentioned - although the Irish thing could be shorthand for something that could have been brought by CE anyway, which is Catholicism. I know he's an atheist, but with his name and a number of his significant roles (Nicky Hutchinson, Norfolk, most of his Alex Cox parts) he does bring a Catholic tinge. He can do an Irish accent... although, like many of his accents, it's quite good at the beginning of sentences, not so good at the end!
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I don't know quite why it doesn't work for me. It contains many things that I like quite a lot, including that breaking-the-fourth-wall thing. I think the tone doesn't quite work for me - it's neither as silly nor as deep as I'd like. It's a little slow to be an out-and-out romp, and I don't get the emotional payoff at the end, perhaps because I couldn't really engage with most of the main characters. Bellino is the only one I really cared for. Anyway - interesting attempt!
So, did they mention if Chris would have done an accent for the part or did they change it to be Irish when they cast Aidan?
I don't remember that being mentioned - although the Irish thing could be shorthand for something that could have been brought by CE anyway, which is Catholicism. I know he's an atheist, but with his name and a number of his significant roles (Nicky Hutchinson, Norfolk, most of his Alex Cox parts) he does bring a Catholic tinge. He can do an Irish accent... although, like many of his accents, it's quite good at the beginning of sentences, not so good at the end!