The Full Monty
The Full Monty

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In the decaying steel mill town of Sheffield in Northern England, friends Gaz and Dave, both now unemployed and on the dole after the closure of most of the town's steel mills, steal scrap metal from the closed mills to supplement their meager income, often with Gaz's twelve year old son, Nathan, on the days Gaz has custody. Still, Gaz is behind in child support payments to his ex-wife, Mandy. When Mandy threatens to sue for full custody in that Gaz can't support Nathan in an... (Full plot summary below)

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In the decaying steel mill town of Sheffield in Northern England, friends Gaz and Dave, both now unemployed and on the dole after the closure of most of the town's steel mills, steal scrap metal from the closed mills to supplement their meager income, often with Gaz's twelve year old son, Nathan, on the days Gaz has custody. Still, Gaz is behind in child support payments to his ex-wife, Mandy. When Mandy threatens to sue for full custody in that Gaz can't support Nathan in any way, Gaz, seeing the long line up of women clamoring to get in to see a touring Chippendales styled dance troupe, thinks he can solve his financial and thus custody problems by forming his own male exotic dance troupe with some of his fellow un- or underemployed ex-mill workers. In addition to Dave, he has in mind middle-aged Gerald, their former foreman who has not told his spending-happy wife Linda that he has been unemployed for six months, and Lomper, a mild-mannered security guard who they just met in the act of him trying to commit suicide in his depression. The obvious problem is that with the exception of Gerald who knows how to ballroom dance, they are not generally stripper material, either in looks, skill or temperament, with especially slightly overweight Dave having body image issues, he believing his wife, Jean, having a wandering eye because of what he considers his unappealing looks. In an open casting among those at the employment office, they are able to recruit further misfits Horse, an older man who does know the contemporary dances of his era, and younger Guy, who can't dance and can't sing but loves Singin' in the Rain (1952) and has a natural gift below the belt. Beyond the many obstacles in being able to put together a dance strip act that women would pay to see, they have to overcome their own individual issues, Gaz's which includes Nathan, who loves his father but with who he just wants to do "normal" father/son activities.

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Salon.com - 9/10 by Laura MillerSo seamlessly buoyant and enjoyable that it's easy to miss how carefully and sensitively it's made.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - 9/10 by Philip Martin...a sweet, humane bit of entertainment that - unlike formulaic Hollywood movies - doesn't condescend to its audience.
Variety - 9/10 by Derek ElleyBright and sassy, The Full Monty is a treat.
San Francisco Examiner - 9/10 by G. Allen JohnsonThere isn't a whole lot of fancy subplotting, just a potpourri of funny and engaging characters.
Chicago Tribune - 9/10 by Mark CaroThis wonderful 1997 comedy--about an unlikely group of men who are determined to strip to music rather than get day jobs--is genuinely effective at inverting gender stereotypes and other assumptions, and it's not the slightest bit heavy-handed.
Christian Science Monitor - 8/10 by David SterrittPeter Cattaneo's comedy has brash and boisterous scenes, but its message about the humiliations of unemployment is serious and insightful, and applies far beyond the English setting of this story.
Common Sense Media - 8/10 by Joyce SlatonWho knew male strippers could be so sweet?
TheMovieReport.com - 8/10 by Michael DequinaLeaves the audience smiling and giggling, all the while painting a convincing and touching portrait of the downtrodden in England.
EmanuelLevy.Com - 8/10 by Emanuel LevyThe premise of this British comedy, out-of-work male strippers, is contrived and calculated, but the film exudes charm and optimism.
Cinema em Cena - 8/10 by Pablo VillaçaA única maneira que os protagonistas encontram de recuperar sua dignidade é tirando a roupa. Mas a vida não é repleta dessas peças?

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