"Risky Business" meets "Human Traffic" in a frenetic British comedy which attempts to do for Birmingham what "Trainspotting" did for Edinburgh.
Clearly influenced by the Farrelly Brothers and their imitators, first time writer-director Justin Edgar has fashioned a drug-fuelled, taste-free romp that leaves few taboos untackled. However, like the trendy narcotics whose effects it strives to emulate, this low-budget indie delivers only a momentary high followed by a pronounced and sustained comedown.
Luke de Woolfson ("Late Night Shopping") plays Jason Mouseley, a teenage slacker ordered to turn over a new leaf if he is to inherit the fortune of his late dad, 70s rock legend Barry 'Blaze' Mouseley. This means a steady job, a nice girlfriend, and no wild parties.
Unfortunately, his evil stepmother (TV comedian Morwenna Banks) and his good-for-nothing mates have other ideas, resulting in a wild 24 hours of pill-popping, ear-bashing rave music, and improbable misadventures.
"Large" is just another addition to the saturated cesspool of the modern British film industry. How such a lame-brained, irresponsible farrago ever got made, let alone attract financing from the Lottery-funded Film Council and Film Four, is a mystery.
"Large" is released in UK cinemas on Friday 5th September.