9 March 2013

A Fantastic Fear Of Everything (2012)


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By Daniel Bradley,


When you sit down to a film in which Simon Pegg stars, you expect something quirky, fun and a little unconventional.  This is exactly what you get with this little gem.

A paranoid and delusional ex-children's fiction writer from London fears he will become just another grizzly murder statistic after researching Victorian homicides for his latest novel. The film takes us on a tour through the psyche of a man riddled with anxiety and crippled by a fantastic fear of nearly everything.

What's particularly fun about this film is, after you leave the house, you have no idea what's going to happen next. A simple trip to the laundrette is turned into a tour de force of emotion. I never thought I'd write that in this blog…

Best bits: The knife.

Worst bits: Gas mark 6.

For fans of Bunny and the Bull.

Rating: 6.8/10