the supporting cast is terrific, kenneth branagh play5 himself, simon cowell playing himself — simon callowh. my only reservation is that sometimes it feels like a 30 minutes sketch stretched out to 90 minute movie. that said, it's really nice to see the isle of man playing the isle of man. there are so many movies where the isle of man — you know, it played ireland in waking ned, and new york in me and orson welles, and cornwall in stormbrea ker. it's nice to see the point being that they are on the isle of man. although there are dramatic areas and it's uneven, when it's funny, it's funny and the physical comedy works well. especially if you have that nostalgic thing you are talking about. looking at things like bergerac and the six million dollar man. tho5e jokes will work. so i thought it was funnier than i was expecting, yes, it's uneven and inconsistent but it works when it works. it's nice it's got such a great supporting cast. andrea riseborough is great. the joke is funnier because she is playing it straight, reacting with a straight face. so it entertained me, even though it's une