The next film in the theme of The Wog Boy, The Wog Boy 2: Kings of Mykonos does not disappoint in that it matches the same level of mediocrity and provides the same amount of amusement as its predecessor. It is saved by the most fabulous setting – Mykonos – and if the content of the film doesn’t grab you, then the unbelievably beautiful scenery will.
Two ‘wog’ mates from Melbourne, Steve Karamitsis (Nick Giannopoulos) who is Greek and Frank (Vince Colosimo) who is Italian, travel to Mykonos after Steve receives a phone call from his cousin Tzimi (Dimitris Staravos), who informs him that he is about to inherit a beach property after the death of his uncle. Their arrival on the island gives the audience a helluva lot to look at and that’s not just the environment, but also the inhabitants, who are either drop dead gorgeous or look like crones.
Steve has an obsession for ‘hoon’ mobiles and is getting over the loss of his prized possession that had recently been carted off by the police, because it was presumed to be part of his deceased father’s drug assets. Frank on the other hand, is obsessed by, but unable to make it with, women. They are both confronted with their obsessions while on the island and the story unfolds with various twists and turns as they sort out their respective problems.
Being a hot-blooded ‘wog’ boy, Steve is smitten by the beautiful cabaret singer Zoe (Zeta Makrypoulia), who is in business partnership with the dodgy property tycoon, Mihali (Alex Dimitriades). Frank is knocked out by the arrival of Miss Italy (Cosima Coppola) and delivers a funny, if somewhat hammy performance, in his endeavours to win her attention. The scenes relating to women are also fleshed out (pardon the pun) by their contact with the island’s lothario, Pierluigi (Kevin Sorbo), who adds a touch of expat sleaziness to the plot. You kind of get the feeling that the producers only needed to pluck his role from one of the local inhabitants.
There are some hilarious moments in the scenes played by the two German archaeologists (Otto (Thomas Heyne) and Dieter (Mario Hertel). They are convinced that the answer to the island’s land rights is waiting to be discovered in the faeces of Apollo. Herein lays one of the best gags as Apollo is represented by a rather ancient hairy goat that is the antithesis of the hairless Adonis in Greek mythology. We are led to believe that Apollo, seen as one of the most important and diverse of the Olympian deities, represents truth and prophesy in this instance.
There is an audience for this type of brash Aussie ‘wog’ humour and no doubt it will resonate for fans who have had to wait a long time for the next Wog Boy episode. Overall they won’t be disappointed, but as in all parochial comedy, it may only work for a local niche audience. On the up-side it is a feel-good yarn and for the price of a ticket you are transported to the Aegean for a visually delightful experience.
// SALT
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