a couple of week ago i have a get together with a bunch of matt johnson ( aka the the ) fan down in london and a couple of people i would meet there and namely duncan and ange and have like me attend film school . a in these type of situation the topic of conversation soon get round to lament the demise of the british film industry . it may sound bitter but we all agree that the reason be because the industry in this country be cripple by nepotism with people get their movie finance simply because they know the right people and not because they have any obvious talent mad cow be a case in point . apparently it base on a novel by australian kathy lette which probably explain how her husband geoffry robertson manage to get a walk on part in this movie . robertson isn not a professional actor which mean a member of equity have be deprive of an income . actually at least one other actor have also be deprive since mohamed al fayed the owner of harrod also appear in a walk on part . a for the actor who have pay their due to equity i wasn not impress . anna friel spend the movie with an entirely unconvincing aussie accent while joanna lumley be abysmal since she recreate her role a patsy stone from absolutely fabulous the support cast i will reserve judgement on because i have a feeling that the director sara sugarman be more to blame than the actor themselves . a case in point be an interrogation by a detective who have arrest the heroine for steal a packet of frozen pea ( a pathetic plot twist . glad you agree with me ) and my gut instinct be that the scene be hopelessly unfunny to begin with but instead of the director beat the screenwriter to death with a limp script m sugarman have tell the actor in question to put on a funny speech impediment and other clown mannerism . no doubt the cast have nothing but kind word about work with sara sugerman but you do not make a movie to enjoy yourself you make a movie to let the audience enjoy themself and there no enjoyment here a we have to endure silly performance and mtv style direction in a very plot less and episodic story that be a kick in the gut to anyone who have struggle to make it in the movie business in this country but at least mad cow prove once and for all that it not what you know in the british movie industry it who you know .