after pass on the full monty in favour of brassed off and the now all but defunct film four be quick to throw money at peter cattaneo next comedy and confidently launch a huge marketing campaign for lucky break secure in the knowledge that they have the big local hit of the year . subsequent excuse for the film disastrous performance at the box office vary from good weather put people off go to the cinema to the revelation that the screenwriter have do time for ira offence ( subsequently overturn and but still about as endear to the british public a al qaeda be to american ) . for some reason no one mention the fact that it not any good . at all . a grab bag of second hand idea from two way stretch and the tall guy and others and it a laugh free zone that go out of it way to avoid surprise while fail to ever find it own tone and nod to half baked attempt realism and wildly underdeveloped comedy without ever commit to either . even the tried and trusted routine do not work here represent bill nighy be just irritate a he try to splutter some life into unfunny dialogue while timothy spall do his dishevelled hamster shtick yet again and while the amateur musical use a a backdrop for the plan prison break seem simply amateurish and unfunny . quite dreadful .