By Kai Granaas

I was warned not to get my hopes up and didn't listen, now I pay the price. How could it go wrong? The Pythons! Simon Pegg! Terry Jones at the helm! Sadly, Absolutely Anything is a very silly, very trivial and very forgettable film.

This is not to say that it doesn't produce laughs - there are plenty of jokes and slapstick gags, almost all based on the pedanticism of "Supreme Power" that was given to Simon Pegg's character. As one might expect, this one-trick pony is tired out by the end of it's still-too-long 85 minute runtime. Simon Pegg is an always reliable comic actor: he manages to make lines that would be hard to make funny funny, his physical comedy excellent and he seems like an all-round likeable guy. One day, it'd be nice to see him step out of his comfort zone and do a Robin Williams/One Hour Photo turn.

Robin Williams was a gifted actor, on and off camera. He embodies the voice of a dog, to the point where one couldn't imagine what else Mojo the Dog would sound like with a voice. Speaking of Mojo - a phenomenal performance. The Pythons are wasted in this film (probably in both senses of the word). Although they feature more than they perhaps should, any funny voice actor could have filled in the parts and the film would have remained the same. The casting in general is... fine. The casting of one actor in general shows how uninspired the making of this film was, and that's Rob Riggle. Riggle has somehow succeeded in the film industry by playing the same character over and over again. He just dresses differently in each film.

The technical elements of the film are similiarly uninspired: the editing is probably the best part, whereas the cinematography, soundtrack and production design are... fine. If only Terry Gilliam co-directed the film in perfect unison with Terry Jones! He would have introduced a fantastic surrealist element to the perfectly surreal premise of the film - the policemen in pink uniforms and webbed feet and giant ears were a sliver of a better, darker and probably funnier film.

The greatest merit of this film is it's premise and fairly decent execution. The film functions on the fact that everyone has at one point in their life imagined being able to do absolutely anything. It's quite simply, very fun to see that come to life onscreen in a creative(ish) way.

The film makes you laugh, granted, but that's about it. It's perfect if you've had a long day and you want to be mildly entertained with no strings attached, but otherwise, prepare to be disappointed.