The FiFi Report 143

Kenny…directed by Clayton Jacobson
Genre: Australian mockumentary comedy
Who: Shane Jacobson ( the director’s brother), Eve von Bibra, Ronald Jacobson, Jesse Jacobson.
The Plot: Good Aussie bloke Kenny with a lisp works as a Port-a-loo plumber. He loves his job. Does the right thing by everyone. Has a hilarious sense of humour and heart of gold. Bless. Ex Wife hates him. Father is a big grump. People are mean to him. He loves his job. He goes to Nashville for International Portable Toilet convention. Never been on a plane before. Funny. The plot thickens. Shit happens. He meets a girl. The end.
Acting: A mockumentary style acting; it’s all too real.
Photography: documentary style hand held very much like ‘The Office’.
Set design: They couldn’t possibly have had a production designer; it looks too real. “It was shot at a variety of locations – car rallies, rave parties, army shows and the Melbourne Cup – over two years and those locations lend such a veracity to the film. It was totally funded by the owner of Splashdown, Glenn Preusker, who also gave access to those events” Atthemovies.
Wardrobe: Shorts, singlet, long socks and boots. I see overalls stretched over a big beer belly. They say he is a knight in white shiny overalls. I say don’t do this at home.
Salon de Beaute: This is a man who has never used a product in his life.
Botox: You need it for the laugh lines and the hard times.
Waterproof mascara: 3 applications of Aqualash are de rigueur
Smokin’ Smooches: nil.
Car chases: I see a racetrack. I see trucks. That’s enough.
Blood’n’guts: No, but there is a lot of talk about poo. Relax; you never see it.
Rename it: Crocodile Dundee at The Office
Best Review: “Not since Darryl Kerrigan has there been an Aussie battler as loveable as Kenny Smyth. "Kenny" is the funniest local comedy since "The Castle"; a laugh-out-loud look at a struggling hero who refuses to let his career or his bickering relatives get him down.” Yourmovies.com.au
Best Worst Review: “ I think it’s egregiously overlong. I thought after about half an hour that was about all I wanted to know about Kenny. And I think it would have played really well as a medium-length film. But pushed out to feature length, I’m afraid I lost interest” . David Stratten.
MARGARET: Tough, actually. You miss out on a lot.
See it or donate to the Prada Bag fund? See this movie. Like a classic Prada bag: it may look simple on the outside but it’s quite deep if you delve a bit further. And you walk away feeling great.
www.kennythemovie.com/