I saw Dad's Army at the cinema and really enjoyed it, despite its shortcomings. I thought the cast were uniformly very good and owned their roles without mimicking or impersonating the original actors. In terms of the antagonist for Captain Mainwaring, I thought it was Wilson who tended to undermine his authority and frustrate his ambitions to spend time with Rose. The scene with Wilson, Mainwaring, and Pike in Rose's cottage was pure farce and funnier for it.
For me, most of the laughs came from Godfrey's sisters, Cissy and Dolly, and the relationships between the men, particularly everyone having to accommodate Godfrey (superbly essayed by Michael Gambon).
I felt it has the right mix of originality and homage and is something I could quite happily watch again.
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