Daily Mail, 23 April 1999, by Christopher Tookey 
"Take the great escape from this tosh"
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"The Brylcreem Boys" (12) Verdict: Memorably trashy 
prisoner-of-war drama IIIII (no stars). "The Misadventures 
Of Margaret" (15) Verdict: Comedy that's a misadventure in 
itself IIIII (no stars).

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Those of a sensitive disposition may also wish to avert 
their eyes from "The Misadventures Of Margaret." 

The heroine is a sluttish American authoress (Parker Posey). 
Imagine Erica Jong with the sex appeal of a decomposing 
squirrel who's understandably bored with her English 
husband, a patronising professor (Jeremy Northam, sporting 
designer stubble in place of a personality). 

She tries to satisfy her seven-year itch with a bisexual 
girlfriend with the dress-sense of Danny La Rue (Brooke 
Shields), a priapic dentist of dubious extraction (Alexis 
Denisof) and a French lump who would be more at home 
cavorting about on Eurotrash (Patrick Bruel). 

A lot of informal sex takes place in formal gardens, but its 
not so much natural and earthy as weedy and over-the-
topiary. It's enough to leave one nostalgic for the 
sophistication of "Carry On," "Don't Lose Your Head" and the 
smooth, sexual allure of "Sid James." 

The production notes for the Press reach new heights in 
hubris for their effrontery in comparing the film to the 
great screwball comedies of the Thirties. 

First-time British writer-director Brian Skeet has, 
presumably, learned from making the movie, but why this 
misconceived, miscast, miserable effort is being inflicted 
upon the public is hard to fathom. Unlike "The Brylcreem 
Boys," it isn't even unintentionally funny. 



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