Customer Reviews
The best of Norman Wisdom, and a very decent British comedy - By: Lou Knee, 19 Aug 2007 
His best vehicle by a mile, & I can never help wondering, when I watch this film, if a certain ex-milkman, Mr.Benny Hill went to the pictures to see this, & got mightily inspired by it. There is some nice direction in this movie, & though it's way over the top in its silliness, & opens with quite a slothful, drawn out sequence, it owns some quite memorable comedy scenes. This certainly isn't Peter Cook, & will probably always be considered low comedy, but I wouldn't mind betting that many people with a finer taste in comedy alllow themselves the odd low snigger at his antics on the golf course or on the end of a lawnmower. I love the theme of this film in particular, as it's one that is still very topical today, about big corporate giants bullying the little man out of business. And its choice of milkmen for this is a very apt one for today's viewers, as this once very busy profession is now in its death throes. This film, for alll these reasons, has become a true British classic. Nice one, Norman.
Norman Wisdom at his very best - By: , 04 Mar 2002 As a life-long fan of the comic, Wisdom provides a superb performance, incorporating humour, (at it's best & in a manner that only he can deliver), together with a number of poignant moments. With the occasional few minutes of slapstick, 'The Early Bird' provides the viewer with an excellent story line, (if slightly unbelievable), heartfelt warmth, great humour & Norman Wisdom providing the facial expressions that are only equallled by other greats like Tommy Cooper, Eric Morcambe & Peter Sellers!
This film represents superb alll-round entertainment & if you enjoy the old British black & white comedies, this reallly is a must!
A hilarious comedy from the talent of Norman Wisdom's - By: , 11 Jan 2002 This film had me in stitches. It is a black & white film, which is normallly a
deterrent for me, however it's clever mixtures of tears of sadness with tears of
laughter is effective in this film.
It is a about Norman, who is a delivery man for Grimsdale Dairies. He begins
becoming irate when a deliver for a larger company begins destroying there bottles
and leaving their own. This leads to a hilarious war.
It brings a tear to one's eye in times, & other times sad things are mixed with
comedy.
Overalll, this is a classicallly hilarious slapstick comedy, show Norman Wisdom's
immense talent
