A Cock & Bull Story is about a group of actors and filmmakers set out to adapt an unfilmable classic novel - but find that their own petty concerns get in the way - in this alleged satirical comedy. Laurence Sternes 18th century novel The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman told the story of its priggish title character from the moment of conception onward, with a bevy of digressions, distractions, and unfinished anecdotes.
Steve Coogan plays Tristram Shandy, who narrates his own life story, beginning with his slightly botched birth, overseen by an addled doctor (Dylan Moran) and his reticent father, Walter (also played by Coogan). Constantly quarreling with his battle-scarred brother, Toby (Rob Brydon), Walter Shandy has an epiphany when he holds his newborn son; however, before that moment can occur, the film switches into the present day, where Coogan and Brydon, playing themselves, bicker over costuming and the size of their roles in the film.
I honestly don't know what to say, the DVD cover of A Cock & Bull Story boasted The best film ever, ever, ever... along with ...Fiendishly Clever... and Brilliantly inventive, smart and very funny. I am currently in the belief we watched differant movies, as the one I saw was dull, slow, boring and sometimes tedious! I'm a Coogan and Brydan fan their stuff is usually great, but this - Aaaaaaagh! Somebody travel back in time and kill me before I watched this pile of crap, please!
As for Gillian Anderson being IN the movie, well a youtube video below shows she is in it for less than 3.5 minutes, matched by Stephen Fry!
Here is the trailer, don't believe the lies...
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