Colibel Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Justin Easton There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Yash Wade Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

RaspberryLucozade I recently came across a review of this film on another website in which the author responsible for it made unfavourable comparisons between this and Whoopi Goldberg's awful 'Sister Act'. The reviewer, who shall remain nameless, claimed that 'Nuns On The Run' lacked the strong spiritual message as seen in 'Sister Act'. I wanted to thump the idiot. 'Nuns On The Run' was never intended to contain any sort of spiritual message at all and I'm sure its creator Jonathan Lynn would be the first to admit that. All it ever set out to do was make people laugh, and that's exactly what it did.Eric Idle and Robbie Coltrane play Brian Hope and Charlie McManus, two small-time crooks who have grown disillusioned with their life of crime since their firm was taken over by the brash Mr. Casey. One day, after stealing one million pounds from their boss, who stole it from the ruthless Triad gang, the pair plan to escape to Brazil to start a new life. Unfortunately, their getaway ends in disaster when their car breaks down ( Charlie had forgotten to fill the tank with petrol ) and the pair are forced to seek refuge in a nearby building which, to their horror, turns out to be a convent. Angered by their betrayal, Casey orders for Brian and Charlie to be killed. So, in order to elude not only Casey and the Triads but the police as well, Charlie and Brian disguise themselves as nuns and introduce themselves as sisters Inviolata and Euphemia to Sister Liz, the sister superior of the nunnery.Unfortunately, while Brian and Charlie's own safety is at risk, Brian's short-sighted girlfriend Faith ends up being hospitalised after receiving a bullet wound from Casey's henchmen Abbot and Morley. With Brian and Charlie now very much wanted men, how long will it be before their facade crumbles? With a top production team and the pairing of a former 'Monty Python' star with a cast member of 'The Comic Strip Presents', 'Nuns On The Run' ought to be funny, and is. Both Coltrane and Idle had worked together in the late '80's in 'National Lampoon's European Vacation' so it seemed only natural to combine their talents here. Janet Suzman is excellent as the kindly sister superior while gorgeous Camille Coduri does not receive anywhere near as much credit as she deserves as the dippy Faith. The scene in which she pours her heart out to a priest in a confession booth ( which is Brian yet again in disguise ) is rather moving, if absurd. Lila Kaye, Winston Dennis, Robert Morgan, Robert Patterson and Doris Hare all contribute fine performances too as the supporting cast.The Catholic church unsurprisingly came in for a bit of battering but it was no worse than what Dave Allen used to do on his comedy shows in the '70's. There's a priceless scene in which Charlie attempts to explain to Brian the doctrine of the Trinity without actually having a clue what he is talking about. Also hilarious was Charlie teaching the students of the convent how to play basketball, Brian and Charlie attempting to apply make-up for the first time and a high-speed car chase involving Brian, Charlie, Abbot, Morley and Sister Liz. The soundtrack is something else too ( the late George Harrison's underrated 'Blow Away' springs to mind ).Robbie Coltrane stayed within the religious theme for his next movie - Peter Richardson's excellent 'The Pope Must Die' while Eric Idle's next big film role was as Paul 'Dibbs' Plutzker in 'Casper'. Camille Coduri later went on to work with John Goodman in the excellent comedy 'King Ralph'. Sadly, this was to be one of the last acting roles of actress Doris Hare. Frail though she was at the time of filming, she was still able to steal what scenes she appeared in.Both Coltrane and Idle may have went on to do other things but this, for me, was them at their best.Funniest moment - Brian and Charlie escaping from Faith's flat by clambering down a drainpipe, only for the pipe to dislodge itself from the building!Second funniest moment - At the hospital, Charlie displays to one of the Triads ( who is posing as a hospital janitor ) the use for a bedpan. ''This is what we use for getting rid of s**t!'' says Charlie, before bouncing it off the man's skull.

cyclone259 One of the funniest comedy, if not British comedy films out there. Coltraine and Idle do such a fantastic job because they have great chemistry. It's a shame that they haven't done more films together, even if not a sequel. POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEADActually, I'm not sure what you'd do a sequel about that could keep the pace of the first film, plus be original. The storyline of Nuns On The Run isn't itself unique, as there have been other films where someone is "on the lam", doing their best to 'blend in'. The thing that sets this film apart is the humour, especially Eric Idle, trying to teach a roomful of girls about the Trinity: "God is like a shamrock: small, green and split three ways." I'm not Catholic, so I hope nobody took offense to that, but it was hilarious. Of course the gratuitous shower scene was an interesting twist, but nonetheless it was another embarrassing situation for the two blokes to muck through.This movie wasn't a huge box office draw, but does that really matter?

quixoticroger Handmade films started off by making the phenomenal Monty Python's Life of Brian, made several fantastic films to follow that, and just 11 years later wound down their production with this hidden gem. Nuns on the Run is a truly British comedy. No other country in the world can do comedy as well as the British, and this movie represents when they got just about everything right. Perfect casting, fantastic scenario and some hilarious one-liners. This was really one of the last great films comedies, with only Fierce Creatures and Chicken Run coming close since. Unfairly maligned, I seldom hear a good word said about it in the film community, yet nobody I know possibly has any criticism of it. It will continue to be a personal favourite of mine, and I'd hope that other people will in time realise just what they've been missing. 9/10.

sandspider1 Nuns on the Run has to be one of the funniest british movies ever made. From the very start it is genuinely funny. I have been a big fan of Eric Idle for years due to The Monty Python films,sketches etc and in Nuns on the Run is comic standard is definitely up to scratch. If you like a laugh or brit films, watch this.