(Paul King/2009/UK)
With a
very distinctive visual style, which I’m told springs from Kings
previous work on TV show The Mighty Boosh, Bunny and the Bull is a
part bromance, part romance and part tragic-comedy. With a cast also
gathered from his previous projects it all feels a bit cliquey but it
manages to get past this due to a good dose of humour and quirkiness.
Telling the story of Stephen who is confined to his flat and lives
his days in a hyper controlled and structured way, the reason why he
is so reclusive and obsessed with routine begins to be revealed in
flashback. We see a summer spent backpacking across Europe with his
best mate Bunny who is everything Stephen isn’t. Their adventures
weave across the map and each one moves closer to the secret of
Stephens problems. It’s surreal, funny and very British in humour
building in a meandering way to the climax of Stephen’s neurosis
and eventual catharsis.
(3/5)
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