Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)

Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)

Like Handel only funnier.

Directed by Aubrey Powell

Produced by Python (Monty) Pictures, Stage 6 Films

201092 min7.0 / 10

A gleefully irreverent musical comedy that uses operatic grandeur and genre pastiche to satirize religious fervor and mistaken identity with infectious humor and warmth.

Not The Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) is a comic oratorio based on Monty Python's Life of Brian, which retells the tragic tale of Mandy, impregnated by a Roman soldier, giving birth to Brian, a reluctant revolutionary of the People's Front of Judea who falls in love with Judith, gets mistaken for a Messiah and is arrested by the Romans and sentenced to be crucified. It ranges in reference from Handel, through a naughty Mozart duet, to the Festival of Nine Carols, Bob Dylan, and the classic finale "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life".

Questions people ask

  • Is Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Does Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

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70/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise47

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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