"(Yes, Fackham rhymes with a crass kiss-off to the aristocracy.) Written by British Irish comedian and TV presenter Jimmy Carr and directed by Jim O'Hanlon, Fackham Hall has plenty of material to work with the historical soap's grand finale just premiered in September, 15 years after Julian Fellowes's series started going upstairs-downstairs with ludicrous portent and wastes none of it."
"From ludicrous start (servants rolling joints for the household and responding to calls from the masturbatorium) to ludicrous finish (someone manages to marry a second cousin rather than a first!), this enjoyable silver-spoon romp packs all of its 97 minutes with jokes and bits ranging from the puerile to the genuinely funny, proving that there may yet be more to wring from eat-the-rich satire."
Spoofs have returned in force after years of inactivity, with recent releases and reboots reviving the lighthearted genre. Films such as The Naked Gun and Spinal Tap II returned to familiar comic territory, while Scary Movie and Spaceballs reboots and rumors of an Austin Powers revival signaled broader studio interest. Fackham Hall, a Downton Abbey spoof written by Jimmy Carr and directed by Jim O'Hanlon, premiered amid surreal news headlines and targets gilded British period dramas' pretensions. The film mines the historical soap's finale for material, delivering 97 minutes of jokes ranging from puerile sight gags to genuinely funny satirical blows at aristocratic self-importance.
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