Quote Originally Posted by Mister 44 View Post
I enjoyed the books immensely, but the movie was a bit of a let down for me. It wasn't a bad movie and the acting was very good, but it didn't quite capture the essence of the book.

And was it just me, or were some of the scenes with the mermaid a bit... pedoish?
I agree whole heartedly. The movie wasn't even that funny and the characters except John Cleese had little to no dialogue. They would mostly just sit in awkward silence.
I was expecting a crap ton more from Spuds dad too.

The mermaid works as a waitress at a coffee shop here in East London.