The Martins (2001)

5.2 ? Sep 14, 2001 1h 27m

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Overview

Out of work, scrounger Robert Martin lives with his dysfunctional family - long suffering wife accident prone son and pregnant teenage daughter in a shabby house next door to a giant shopping center in the London suburbs. The Martins are the family from hell! Robert dreams if winning a dream holiday for his family, and when he fails to win yet another competition he flips, out tracks down the elderly winners, ties them up in the cellar and steals their tickets!

Overview

Genres

Comedy Drama

Release Date

September 14, 2001

Rating

5.2 /10

Runtime

1h 27m

Lee Evans

Robert Martin

Kathy Burke

Angie Martin

Linda Bassett

Anthea

Eric Byrne

Little Bob Martin

Terri Dumont

Katie Martin

Frank Finlay

Mr Heath

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Mrs Heath

Ray Winstone

Mr Marvel

Mark Strong

Doug

Allison Egan

Jan

Jack Shepherd

DI Tony Branch

Lennie James

PC Alex

Lorraine Ashbourne

Lil

Tameka Empson

Paddy Considine

Hatfield Recorder Editor

Ronnie Fox

Traffic Warden

Owen Brenman

Teacher

Raymond Waring

Pet Shop Assistant

r96sk

3.0/10

May 19, 2022

Woeful, this. You have two funny British comedians in Lee Evans & Kathy Burke and you... make them act serious? What a waste. Those two try, as do the rest of the cast, but <em>'The Martins'</em> is kinda awful. That's thanks to poor storytelling and some very unlikeable characters. At least we have the pleasant Lennie James to watch, albeit in bits and pieces throughout - thankfully he got better roles in the decade or so following this. He is the only positive part of this in my opinion. It's abundantly clear what the film is aiming for, but man does it make a complete hash of the execution. It only lasts for around 83 minutes... 83 minutes too long, unfortunately.

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