The premise sounds very dumb, and also unbelievable. But the movie makers took this into account. The movie takes its drag premise very lightly, and manages to get some real drama out of it. This movie has amazing performances, especially from Eddie Izzard. It also has scenes that can only be called surreal - Maerchenland is brilliant. The movie is actually quite serious, with the plight of the infiltrating team becoming ever more dire. There is even a very heartfelt and believable gay romance between Izzard and his German friend that seems entirely natural. What probably puts people off is the mixture of camp and drama, which I think works very well. This is not a terrible movie at all, but quite enjoyable and - dare I say it? - well thought out. It doesn't deserve the slagging it's gotten. Take a chance and you'll enjoy yourself.

Brilliant I had bought this off HMV and after reading so many reviews I was expecting an awful movie but to my surprise it is brilliant. Eddie Izzard is fantastic in this movie. His relationship with Franz is brilliant you can sort of feel a connection. Matt LeBlanc is not too bad in this movie but I believe he could of done a much better job. David Birkin is fantastic. He really suited his character and portrayed him extremely well. Most of the reviews are comparing this movie to "Privates on parade" which is stupid. Privates on parade is an awful movie. I watch it as John Clesse was in it but he hardly said anything. This movie is nothing like Privates on Parade this movie is fantastic. I would recommend this movie to anyone who is an Eddie Izzard fan. His character in this movie is brilliant.

During World War II, Germany's factories are mostly run by women. Seeking to steal the vital Enigma device, British Officer Aitkin draws together an unlikely team of men to go behind enemy lines, infiltrate the factory posing as staff and steal the device before their extraction. Of course this means them dressing as women – an aspect of the mission that only goes down well with female impersonator Tony. Made of sterner stuff, O'Rourke is not so impressed but agrees to lead the "men" into action anyway.I was aware that the general consensus of opinion was that this film is no good, but I was sufficiently intrigued by the title and the cast to give it a go. Although mob rule is never a good thing, it must be said that the majority have called it because this is a film that I found impossible to locate any value within. Part of the reason must be the writing because it is so very uneven in its tone that I was never sure if it was trying to be hilarious, dramatic or otherwise. In a way I think it was trying to be a mix but it roundly failed to deliver on almost all fronts. It isn't funny at all and the rare attempt at a joke fall flat most times. The actual plot is a total drag (sorry, I'm so sorry) and I was bored to tears by it long before the end. The lack of laughs brings the plot even more to the fore and the writers seem to have tried to make a serious story somewhere in there but it doesn't work at all and it is far too silly to be cared about. Ruzowitzky's direction doesn't help because it can't produce any laughs even with the jokes and visually the film looks too serious to do the job as a comedy.The cast can do nothing to improve the situation and the fact that none of them have anything to do. LeBlanc is terrible; miscast and unable to act he is lost in the midst of this film. He isn't funny or able enough to carry material this weak. Izzard is a very funny guy but he is terrible in this mainly because he is given nothing to do of any value. He dresses as a woman of course but that is not enough to do anything. Cosmo is quite embarrassingly poor and Birkin is no better. Fox ticks his cliché box yet again with a British officer but surely he could have found something better than this to do it in.Overall a roundly poor film that lacks laughs, dramatics or interest. The tone of the film is badly mixed and it doesn't work at all, not helped by Ruzowitzky's inability to do anything with the look, feel or material. The cast are mostly all at sea and it is hard to stop feeling embarrassed for them all. A poor film that is not worth seeing for any reason.

horrible writing, directing has its moments, without leblanc in it, would have folded sooner than it did, but in the end, the love story which unfolds in the midst of the comedy of errors makes this a worthwhile movie to watch or own in your DVD collection! humor isn't quite funny considering this movie is set in the 1940's, and yet y2k humor is used widely basically to make teenagers and 20 year old understand and laugh, but for an older person, it just doesn't work, humor and war just don't go together well, never have, never will. movie is similar to the kellys heroes movie with telly savales and clint eastwood.