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Bright and sassy, The Full Monty is a treat.
90
So seamlessly buoyant and enjoyable that it's easy to miss how carefully and sensitively it's made.
88
Takes a premise that seems ripe for broad, vulgar joking and turns it into a sly, even subtle, comedy.
88
Such pure, naked joy is utterly contagious.
88
There isn't a whole lot of fancy subplotting, just a potpourri of funny and engaging characters.
80
A winning mix of humor and poignant character examination, and a satisfying film.
80
This wonderful 1997 comedy--about an unlikely group of men who are determined to strip to music rather than get day jobs--is genuinely effective at inverting gender stereotypes and other assumptions, and it's not the slightest bit heavy-handed.
80
If you don't go expecting the depth and subtlety of a Mike Leigh working-class film, The Full Monty can be heart-warming fun with more serious undertones than you might have expected. [13 August 1997, Calendar, p.F-5]
80
To make an unembarrassing movie about embarrassment is definitely an eye-opening achievement.
80
Inevitably, the film has echoes of "Brassed Off," another recent British export. The Full Monty is less sentimental and arguably funnier.
