Have we seen this show before? Sort of... Is it brilliant? Sort of... Is it well acted? Definitely! Is it politically correct? ABSOLUTELY NOT! Is it funny? ABSOLUTELY!!! It was really nice, for a change, to see a comedy that wasn't all gross outs and fart jokes. It was smart, tightly written, and a great deal of fun. Granted, I had a rough day prior to seeing the movie, so I was ready (greatly hoping) to enjoy myself. And I did... It was like throwing the humor of "Hot Fuzz", the human breakdown hilarity of "Little Miss Sunshine", and a classic high school musical turned movie a'la "Grease" or "Hairspray" into a blender and hitting frappe! Viola ~ a comic smoothie worth savoring. The writers Pam Brady and Andrew Fleming (who also directed) did an excellent job with a tight script and several great studies in human quixotic'ness. Coogan is just amazing, some killer acting. The supporting cast and stars were superb as well and OMG - Elisabeth Shue ROCKS! See the show have fun!

I really enjoyed the movie. It was very funny with actual smart humor. It was refreshing to see a movie that wasn't like every other movie out there with dumb down jokes. The movie really has a lot of thought provoking intelligent messages which will go over a lot of the general public's heads. In reading the comments, I saw a lot of people were offended by the Jesus' jokes. Obviously, if you are close minded and/or religious this is not the movie for you. On the other hand, if you realize that the world wasn't created nor saved by one particular great public speaker, then this movie won't offend you one bit. If you are willing to not take things personally and want to have a laugh, go see it :)

This is better than 95% of the cookie cutter romatic comedies, coming-of-age, and saving-the-children flicks made. Realistic? No, but everyone knows a teacher or co-worker who is so unconsciously incompetent that it is painful to watch them--and this movie relates. Not only to the poor boob, but also to the people affected by their eccintricities--except that, now, we are allowed to laugh. Rock me sexy Jesus needs to be nominated for an Oscar. Not only is it original, it is intregral to the story: it's not just some fluffy pop song rolling during the credits. This is a smart movie for smart people. It will not appeal to all.

I honestly did not know what to expect from this movie. I hadn't read any reviews and had only read the prequel (Hamlet 1: Death in Denmark), so I had fairly low expectations. But this thang blew the original out of the water. I think they must have gotten a new writer for this one or something. Set in modern day Tucson this film tracks the extraordinary life of an ordinary drama teacher as he struggles with love, death, existential angst, racism, unfair artistic criticism and, of course, Elizabeth Shue. I felt the whole range of human emotion as I sat in the dark watching this masterpiece unfold. From out-loud laughter (through most of the film) to tears (from laughing). If you enjoy off-beat, odd, uncomfortable humor you'll love this movie. However, if you're a lamea$$ with absolutely no sense of humor, like the two old ladies sitting next to me who left half-way through, you'll hate it. This movie had the originality of Napoleon Dynamite mixed with the rauchness of Team America. GO!

Steve Coogan is a riot. Loved the musical acts at the end. Would rcommend if you like Steve Coogan lesser known work.