The Full Monty

The Full Monty is a movie about Gary "Gaz" Schofield and Dave Horsefal who were once steel mill workers who after being laid off decide to make their own strip tease show after they see a crown of women lined up to see the popular Chippendale dancers.  When they get everything set up they acquire a few more dancers including Lomper, Gerald Cooper, Horse, and Guy.  The men set up their routine advertising that they go “the full monty” which means that they fully expose themselves in the show.  Dave gets self-conscious and decides to leave the group but comes back minutes before they go on stage because his wife encouraged him to do it for the money he would get.  They go on stage and perform a very successful dance which is loved by the audience. 

            This movie was put together well as an entire piece. The different scenes played into each other well in order to be successful.  The transitions between scenes were also good because they helped make all of them fit together.  In some spots the movie moved slowly but these parts are integral to a movie because this is when things get set up.  Without these lulls in the action where characters are defined and the plot is set up the movie as a whole will be lacking.  Nowadays when we see movies we look for action, adventure, and for things to be brought up instantly; but movies like this are the ones that someone can really get into and sympathize with the characters.  The characters also help make the movie good as a whole because if there is a good plot but not so good actors the plot will suffer.  In The Full Monty the characters are forced to do what they have to do in order to survive which is what many people in our would have to do today.  They convinced me that their struggles were real and showed that in order to get through our tough times we have to do what is necessary. 

            I thought that this movie was put together well as a whole.  Many times films depend on one or two different aspects of a movie to carry the whole thing.  But in The Full Monty they use all aspect to make the movie as a whole strong.  Each piece was done right and carried its own weight in the movie.