Film review no.12 - Kevin And Perry Go Large (2000)

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Kevin And Perry Go Large - 2000

Rating - 15


Director - Ed Bye

Written by - David Cummings and Harry Enfield

Starring - Harry Enfield, Kathy Burke, Rhys Ifans

Run time - 83 minutes


Kevin And Perry Go Large is a 2000 teen comedy based around the characters from the Kevin The Teenager sketches from the sketch show Harry Enfield’s Television Programme, later known as, Harry Enfield And Chums. 


The film is about Kevin (Enfield) and Perry (Burke), now over 18, on their trip to Ibiza to try and become famous house DJ’s and lose their virginity. Though the catch is that, Mr. and Mrs. Patterson (Kevin’s parents) are coming with them. Over the holiday, they try to get their mix (called “all I want to do is do it”) played by Eyeball Paul (Ifans) at Ibiza club Amnesia and try to win the girls of their dreams.  


Other than lots of gags about knobs and Perry filming Kevin's parents having sex (which later is accidentally incorporated into their mix), there's not much else plot-wise but this movie is full of laughs and classic Kevin and Perry along the way. 


I wasn't expecting much from this movie as I’d heard of the amount of hate it got compared to the sketches and its reputation as a bad movie. But to my surprise, I did enjoy it. Though it's not the best movie ever, there's still a lot of great qualities to this film (mainly the lead performances from Harry Enfield and Kathy Burke.) Still, this movie is worth a watch and if you like the Kevin and Perry sketches from the ’90s, you’ll surely enjoy this movie. 


Score - 7/10


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