Suburban
teenagers, Kevin (Harry
Enfield)
and Perry (Kathy Burke) are desperate to lose their virginity's.
After a night at a party where Kevin and Perry crash, Kevin by accident
gets to spend a night in bed with Sharon (Amelia Curtis), during which
Sharon is totally oblivious to Kevin's obvious attraction to her.
The next day Kevin tells Perry that he and Sharon had sex. Sharon
finds out about this and later, in the middle of the mall, where Kevin
and Perry are trying to make some money playing their music, Sharon
embarrasses
Kevin almost beyond all redemption, in front of dozens of mall
brats.
Still on a search to
find money to
finance their dream holiday to Ibiza, Kevin gets hold of his dad's
credit
card, and tries to procure funds for their holiday from the bank.
The bank is almost robbed, and Kevin inadvertently saves the day while
he has his mind on a couple of other things. For their heroism
Kevin
and Perry are given a large reward.
So Ibiza here they come,
but
unfortunately
for Kevin, his mother and father tell him that they are coming
along.
After a lucky meeting with their idol DJ Eyeball Paul (Rhys Ifans) the
two manage to lag onto him and get into the local hot spot. Later
using their association with Eyeball Paul to impress the two girls that
they fell in love with at the airport. And after a massive
effusion
of bodily fluids, the boys manage to get together with the girls.
Get to play their mix in the nightclub, become famous and leave in
Ibiza
what they went there to lose.
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Kevin and Perry go large is an excellent
portrayal of the life of
teenage
boys, and what is uppermost in their minds, SEX.
What's more it is disgustingly hilarious. Not funny of course for
the characters, or for the teenagers currently going through this
trauma.
But from the distance of adulthood, it is all very amusing.
Of course so many of
the jokes are
sex or embarrassment related. And the seemingly constant
erections
of our two heroes would be offensive, if only every male in the
audience
did not know deep down that that is exactly what it is like! How
many times at school could you not work problems out on the board when
you teacher asked you, because of a slight, ok sorry, large problem in
your trousers?
The stumbling,
embarrassment and
acting
cool when trying to attract the attention of the girls of their dreams
is hilarious and typical too. The girls are just as shy and
uncomfortable
with themselves and with others, as are the boys. As the lengthy
and messy preparations for their night out shows. But as expected
the girls are attractive, duckilings waiting to become swans, and Kevin
and Perry are totally besotted with them.
The first refusal of
the girl's
entry
to the club by the doorman is reasonably widespread, using what little
power they have in a petty way. Refusing entry to girls they
think
unattractive and giving easy entry to girls they deem attractive.
A lot of them with an ulterior motive of taking care of their
trouser
problems other than doing their jobs. How offensive would this
film
be if Kevin and Perry were fully-grown men and acting this way?
But
at least Kevin and Perry are straightforward and honest about what they
want. Though they are incapable of expressing this verbally,
their
erections do it for them. Pity maybe that one day they will learn
to lie about what they want and disguise their motives like the vile
doorman!
All in all an amusing
outing for
our
two stand up guys ( ahuh yeah read it again that is what i'm talking
about, again!), and fans of these characters from Harry Enfield's TV
show should be pleased that Kevin and Perry get what they want, and in
such a hilarious way. Also showing that for any self-loathing,
disheartened
teen, there is redemption for everyone. Kevin and Perry think
themselves
beyond redemption, as do Gemma (Tabitha Wady) and Candice (Laura
Fraser).
But no one, as our fantasticky four discover, is totally beyond
redemption.
Kathy Burke is
outstanding as
Perry,
and totally hilarious in the scenes where she is showing interest in
Kevin's
mother. I think that if I had not previously known Kathy Burke
was
female, I would never have guessed that a man did not play Perry.
She totally embodies male teenage angst and frustration. She is
obviously
one of the most talented and versatile British actress's of our time.
I suppose the Ibiza
scenes and the
music would be good for anybody who likes that scene or that
music.
Though the music though does go perfectly with the film and the
characters.
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