MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL

Holy Grail is the Pythons at their best. Every moment, every line, every shot, every joke and every joke without a proper punchline is expertly composed and perfectly fine-tuned to an imperfect degree. This was caused by the production’s infamous low budget which was largely financed by the likes of Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Elton John. Clearly a low budget doesn’t constrain the Python’s comedy, or, perhaps is constrains it in the perfect way that suits their style and the tone of their works.

– The Tert

This is a silly romp through some of the best legends medieval Britain has to offer, intercut with some fabulously surreal animation from Gilliam, featuring one of the most critically debated endings of any film ever.

– Amber Wilkinson (Eye for Film)