Julian Barratt plays with fanatical gusto a deluded,failed actor given an unlikely chance to redeem his career in this familiarly Partridgean comedyThe comedy of tragic naffness and minor-celeb purgatory takes a horrible fresh turn in Mindhorn, a farcical nightmare starring Mighty Boosh veteran Julian Barratt and co-written by him and Simon Farnaby. It is directed with a light and playful touch by Sean Foley, and making his cinema debut after much admired comedian theatre work alongside Hamish McColl in The Right Size stage company.
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Source: theguardian.com