Movie Review: Bula Quo! - In UK cinemas 5th July ✭✭✭
Bula Quo!
Rick Parfitt and Francis Rossi; from the rock band Status Quo, are starring in the
action movie Bula Quo! Yes you
definitely read it ri ght. Status Quo are touring the beautiful island of Fiji,
the trouble starts when Parfitt and Rossi decide to wonder off and are
eventually forced on the run in fear of their lives when they uncover an
illegal gambling ring.
The
beautiful setting of the movie can’t quite defer your attention away from the
terrible acting, cliché running away from the bad guy scenes (one of which is with a golf buggy) and some of the most hilarious ridiculous fighting scenes;
including one where their manager Simon (played by Craig Fairbrass) knocks someone
out with a flip flop. But this is what I expected, I didn't expect to be a
seeing a Hollywood blockbuster I was seeing a movie that was based around a
band who sing, not act.
You can’t help but laugh throughout the movie and warm to Parfitt and Rossi.
Especially with conversations like this:
“You
know what,” says Parfitt. “I think we’re about to witness a murder.”
“Not
if we don’t look,” says Rossi.
If
you are a fan of Status Quo I do recommend you go and see this movie, you’ll probably
end up loving them even more. And for a bonus the band have recorded nine new
songs, especially for the film and also a “Fiji Style” version of the track
Living On An Island.
Based
on other movies out at the moment it is a bad movie, but it’s still hilariously
funny and was definitely worth a watch.