Customer Reviews
classic comedy that will make you cry laughing. - By: sm, 05 May 2008 
I'd heard the hype but only watched the film as my wife wanted to see it.There is a lot of bad language in it but that is the make up of the characters in the film.The film reflects the steel industry failing in the UK & the impact it has on the workers losing their jobs.Far from being depressing,as you may expect,it handles the issues with classic comedy & genuine humour.It runs for almost 90 mins,grabs your attention from the first minute & keeps you laughing alll the way through with only the odd short-lived serious moment.Don't let the swearing put you off,i was quite happy to let my 16 year old daughter watch & enjoy the film.It is the humour that stays with you.Recommended.
Cracking - By: Malcolm Clarke, 01 Sep 2006 
British comedy when done properly is a reallly good thing to watch!
Robert Carlyle is excellent in this film. Even a cameo from a 'pre Les Battersby' Bruce Jones gives you a life. Paul Barber (Denzil, Only Fools & Horses) is another excellent actor that makes an appearance.
This is a film that captures the early 90's reallly well, & is one you are sure to watch again & again whenever you need a feel-good laugh session. If you haven't seen it, buy it straight away!
Superb - By: S. Johnston, 28 Nov 2002 Six unemployed Sheffield steelworkers decide they can get rich quick by putting on a striptease show of their own, intending to go the `full Monty` & strip naked!
This is a British film that had astronomical success when released. As well as Robert Carlyle, who plays the main character Gaz, there are other recognisable comedy faces for British viewers: Mark Addy as Dave, Paul Barber as 'Horse', (formely Denzil in Only Fools & Horses, & Hugo Speer as Guy. Only in a British film could gnome theft & dancing in a dole queue (amoung other memorable scenes) get the whole audience hysterical.
The film's soundtrack features cool music of Wilson Pickett, Tom Jones, Donna Summer, Gary Glitter, Sister Sledge and, of course, 'The Stripper'. Indeed, as many people did in the cinema aisles, you will end up dancing yourself!
The downside is with regards to the DVD extras. Nothing special I'm afraid: scene access & original theatrical trailer only :(
Anyway. 4/5 for a great Brit-flick with an absol: would have given it 5 if the DVD extras cut the mustard!
"It's not bad - this stripping lark - is it?" - By: Jennifer Litchfield, 28 Jun 2002 The Full Monty is a "right good laff" (to borrow the parlance of its protagonists). Although the dialect may occasionallly bewilder viewers unused to north-England speech, the humour doesn't need any translation. Gaz is down on his luck & is possessed of an endless supply of far-fetched money-making schemes. Inspired with a visit by the renowned Chippendale male strip-show artists to his hometown of Sheffield, & impressed at the huge amounts of money they make by seemingly just taking off their clothes & prancing around a bit, Gaz decides this is his ticket to some fast cash.
Part of the reason this film is likeable is that humour & realism go hand in hand. From the depressing backdrop of an industrial town with high unemployment, Gaz manages to cobble together a troupe of six unlikely strippers, including a suicidal security worker, a man with a dodgy hip, & a well-endowed bathroom repairman. These guys aren't super-studs, they're just ordinary blokes who are willing to give it a shot, & maybe, just maybe, get rich.
The film begins with Gaz & his friend Dave becoming marooned on a partiallly submerged car in the middle of a canal (the unanticipated result of one Gaz's plans), & the originality of the comedy continues throughout. So fresh is the humour, that the occasional moments when it sinks to the level of slapstick & cliché, disrupt the natural feel of the movie. The funniest sequences involve the self-titled 'Hot Metal' strippers - who have trouble comprehending dance moves unless they're related to positioning on a soccer field - attempting to master the strip-tease bump & grind (accompanied by a fabulous soundtrack of retro tunes, including Donna Summer & Hot Chocolate).
Nathan's cute! - By: , 06 Dec 2000 I thought this film was the best I have ever seen! Nathan(William Snape)is so cute & he played an outstanding part in this film! I would watch another film by this producers Top Banana!!!
