Another Orange Wednesday has been and gone, and with it another film. I’d been wanting to see Wild Target for some time now and it didn’t disappoint.

Grint in Action

As with everything it seems nowadays, it’s your run of the mill comedy, incorporating a bit of a love story, which I won’t spoil, a few comic deaths and a side helping of Rupert Grint. As a remake of a French farce, it’s clear that although the comedy has been adapted, it’s over the top, and never riotously funny perhaps as a cause. The film raises quite a few squeals of delight however, particularly if you’re a fan of Bill Nighy or Emily Blunt.

If not though, you might find the film lacking as the humour is at times overworked, the plot overstretched and the characters too strained. There is little character development in this story but then as a comedy that seems unnecessary.

Rupert Grint’s first truly non-Potter film goes off with aplomb, and it’s easy to separate him from the affable ginger we’ve become accustomed to. He’s only one of a whole list of crazy characters whom it’s easy to fall in love with.

At the end of the day, whilst the plot is hilarious, and I’ll never tire of seeing Emily Blunt walking through London (watch it to understand why!), it’s not quite anything more than a standard comedy.

VERDICT : Rent