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Monday 7 November 2011

The Trip (2010)

Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon play themselves in this metafictional comedy (edited from the TV series of the same name) that feels largely ad-libbed. Two friends travel across northern England on a restaurant tour, sampling the local cuisine and playfully jabbing at each other with that great languid English humor. Sometimes self-indulgent but very, very funny when you get caught up in all of it. I was reminded of Sideways more than once, which is a great compliment to such an enjoyable character piece.

3.5 Michael Caine impressions out of 5
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2 comments:

  1. cuckoo7 November 2011 at 03:48

    I forgot about this one.

    I saw the trailer, wanted to see it from that alone and never heard of it again.

    Thanks for the reminder. :D

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  2. Dr Faustus7 November 2011 at 05:13

    Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon are two great awkward comedy guys. I'd watch this.

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