Of all the mockumentaries directed by Christopher Guest, Best in Show takes the cake and might in fact only be topped in the genre by that other infamous little film Guest wrote, This is Spinal Tap. A wickedly funny faux-documentary which details the trials and tribulations of a bunch of contestants at a dog show as they are followed by a documentary crew before, during and after the competition. The characters seem completely over the top and outrageous and yet somehow still fully believable too. Over the years Christopher Guest has assembled a crew a fine regulars around him and they are all represented and in a great form in Best in Show. The ensemble cast of Guest himself, Fred Willard, Eugene Levy, Catherine OHara, Bob Balaban, Parker Posey, Michael Hitchcock, Michael McKean, John Michael Higgins, Jennifer Coolidge and Jane Lynch all completely kill it here and Best in Show won best comedy at both the American and British comedy awards plus a string of other awards. Well observed and simply hilarious, Best in Show is one hell of a funny movie.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Mar 2014 11:58:52 +0000