The Hippopotamus

2017 "A beast of a comedy."
6.4| 1h26m| NR| en| More Info
Released: 08 March 2017 Released
Producted By: Electric Shadow Company
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Official Website: http://www.hippothemovie.com/
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Disgraced poet Ted Wallace is summoned to his friend's country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles.

Genre

Comedy

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Director

John Jencks

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Electric Shadow Company

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The Hippopotamus Audience Reviews

Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Stoutor It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.
Raymond Sierra The film may be flawed, but its message is not.
Cristal The movie really just wants to entertain people.
Rick James This trifle fails to convince. The story is contrived and the deus ex machina is not appealing. Throw in a bit of raunchy teen-cream excitement to attract voyeurs, and there you go. The performances are good, although each character is stock. If you're on a plane this is worth seeing but don't pay for it.
cosmax10 Before even realizing it I thought that this sounded like Stephen Fry with his never ending sentences, analogies and metaphors that are neither that funny or clever for that matter. It was narrated by the lead character, but might as well of been narrated by Stephen Fry and the gist was lost in endless babble. I thought the story was more based on his atheist ideologies but probably could of worked but didn't. The characters were weak and the lead character was over dramatic and unrealistic. I have noticed, that many British shows will have quirky characters or the usual cynical grump, but instead of connecting to them, they are just over the top like a children's pantomime. I have never read the book, so have no clue how close to the story the movie was.
crabsky The pompous arrogance and traits of Stephen Fry come blaring through at you this entire movie. The verbose lavatorial narrative was actually quite wearying and excessive to the point that it became irritating. The attempted 'humour' was dull and boring, I don't believe I was brought to laughter once. Fry's own slanted view of women and sex is brash to say the least, along with weak characters and dialogue, dare I go on..Honestly, I was expecting to sit down and watch an entertaining British comedy however was sorely unimpressed.
nick-365-1903 I was worried I might be disappointed by this movie because of the negative reviews, but that worry was ill-founded. I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish and thought it well-found the balance between absurdity, pathos and grit. I could hear the literary voice of Stephen Fry throughout, especially in the outpourings of the protagonist. The words sizzled and danced and revealed a certain realistic sensitivity. I am not associated in any way with anyone involved in the film.