in follow dylan moran star from the charm misanthrope bookstore owner in the surrealist sitcom black book and i could see his comic potential begging to be utilise in theater or large cinematic avenue . this first big screen out in a starring role ( he have a cameo a rufus the thief in notting hill ) have oodles of promise and but like the strained steve coogan vehicle and the parole officer and have too many crease which should have be iron out in preproduction . the plot be so convoluted that i shan not bother repeat the finer detail ( the script have every character do that for u ) and and the laugh be source from show business in joke . michael caine be a pompous have be run a production of richard iii update to nazi occupation ( one of the few genuine laugh and a satirical jab at ian mckellen ) and in which everyone be forever do the hitler salute every time they take the stage . convince dylan that act should be a conceptual act unto itself and the two plot to steal money from some fairly harmless gangster by way of their acting prowess . confusion ensues ( both on screen and in the audience ) and there a romantic sub plot between dylan and the daughter of one of the gangster blah blah blah and dylan get to dress in odd clothes and do funny accent . michael caine delivers some choice line and and dylan comic timing be on the money and so why isn not it any good . it do have a certain charm that you would expect from film 4 and but it also have a precocious little girl act a compass in a muddled and irrelevant plot a no no in screen write 101. exposition overshadows everything else . you just want to see moran and caine acting a comic foil to each other the way the be at the beginning and but when theyre together toward the end and the the pairing have lose it charisma . the actor be an amusing and albeit underwhelming effort . should it come on telly during a rainy tuesday afternoon and then have at you . otherwise you would be good off watch your old black book video and or rent withnail and i .