'Does Exactly What It Says On The Tin'

In the UK film makers
have to pay the censor
to give their film a rating
so that it may be seen,
legally, by an audience.

In protest at filmmakers having to pay
one filmmaker plotted his revenge.

Charlie Shackelton made a ten hour film
titled 'Paint Drying' which was exactly that.
White paint silently drying on a brick wall
-nothing else required.

The film had to be watched in its entirety
by the BBFC film censor,
for them to give it a public rating.
They watched it over two days,
they only work a nine hour day.
Although the film was silent 
the BBFC list the language as English.
It got U-for universal, safe for everybody.

The BBFC did not publish a review of the film,
and it has rarely been in even partial form since,
but any review it got after would be succinct;
'Does Exactly what it says on the Tin'.