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- 2016
- R
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- 1 h 31 m
- 2016
- R
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- 1 h 31 m
Summary Edina and Patsy are still oozing glitz and glamor, living the high life they are accustomed to; shopping, drinking and clubbing their way around London's trendiest hot-spots. Blamed for a major incident at an uber fashionable launch party, they become entangled in a media storm and are relentlessly pursued by the paparazzi. Fleeing penni...
Directed By: Mandie Fletcher
Written By: Jennifer Saunders
- 2016
- R
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- 1 h 31 m
- 2016
- R
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- 1 h 31 m
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
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4.8
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Summary Edina and Patsy are still oozing glitz and glamor, living the high life they are accustomed to; shopping, drinking and clubbing their way around London's trendiest hot-spots. Blamed for a major incident at an uber fashionable launch party, they become entangled in a media storm and are relentlessly pursued by the paparazzi. Fleeing penni...
Directed By: Mandie Fletcher
Written By: Jennifer Saunders
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 35 Critic Reviews
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51% Positive
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18 Reviews
43% Mixed
15 Reviews
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6% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 35 Critic Reviews
59
51% Positive
18 Reviews
18 Reviews
43% Mixed
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
6% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
"Absolutely Fabulous” captures the irreverent fun of the series using an appropriately absurd plot device and does not read like a tired excuse to put the characters back in a room together.
A scathing satire of conspicuous consumption and a fashion-obsessed culture, Absolutely Fabulous - The Movie hits most of its targets and twists the knife but, as funny as the material sometimes is, the flimsy narrative and threadbare caricatures encounter difficulties trying to sustain a 90 minute motion picture.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 32 User Ratings
4.8
22% Positive
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
41% Mixed
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
38% Negative
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 32 User Ratings
4.8
22% Positive
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
41% Mixed
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
38% Negative
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
Just like the series, cant understand all the hate. This is lighthearted fun and you people are trying to judge it like its trying to be high art. The movie is very like the tv show, all of our favorite characters return, how can you dislike this? Saffys rant is hilarious and our two favorite idiots are as good as ever. What's not to love? Absolutely fabulous.
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Okay.. my review on the Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie.... as I am a lifelong dedicated #AbFab fan... I will sum it up like this.. it was fabulous to see old friends on the screen and I smiled and laughed.. but with any TV SHOW turned MOVIE.. for example.. Sex and the City... both shows were excellent on TV.. and both made for good MOVIES.. but it does not hold the same Quirkiness, Quick and or Constant Nonsense of what makes the show a show.. but its so nice to have two full hours with your favorite characters who do it so well. Totally worth seeing if you are an AbFab fan tho! Queen Dilly Dally
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Sometimes bloody good fun is enough. It’s as good a reason as any for making this sunny, silly rallying cry for irresponsibility, and a better one still for watching it.
Absolutely Fabulous works best consumed bite-sized; there’s not enough here to warrant a full-length movie. Too much feels like padding.
It's scatty, scrappy and thoroughly OTT, but then that's like the characters themselves.
The movie turns what was once antic into something closer to manic. With a throwaway plot and a parade of weird characters, the comedy tries to be bigger, bolder and more outrageous than the television series, but it ends up being a lot less funny.
The problem is that there's nothing of substance to hold together those occasionally fun moments of often-grotesque absurdity.
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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The decadent duo (Jennifer Saunders & Joanna Lumley) pick up right where the TV show left off: still staggering thru life glamorous and wasted. Edina's scheme to woo Kate Moss as a client ends in disaster and an escape to the French Riviera. If you're a fan of the movie you'll appreciate that most things are exactly the same: the family is back, their habits haven't changed and the humor ranges from clever to broad to absurd. There are dozens of cameos, but if you're not up on English pop culture many may go unappreciated. The costumes are wonderfully over the top. Other than a parade of celebs, nothing about the big screen version is stepped up…just more semi-outrageous antics from the women who made it fun to be degenerate.
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There is very little in this film that would warrant the word "fabulous" in its title, aside from the fact that it is the name of the 90's British sitcom. It is an utter mess from start to finish and I am frankly quite surprised that the critics gave this average reviews.
Granted, the basic plotline is not too bad: Edie and Patsy are old and slowly losing their fabulous lifestyle they used to enjoy. There is quite a few important issues here: ageing, careers, sexism, materialism, etc. However, that is where the ingenuity ends. The execution of the film is utterly ridiculous. While the show used to be very sarcastic and basically make fun of people like Edie and Patsy, now that aspect of the story is lost. Their characters are shallow. There was no *real* character development from when the show ended in the 90's up until this moment - something that was supposed to happen.
Otherwise, the acting is a bit too slapsticky from everyone, as well as the entire production just seemed somehow as fake as the CGI background behind Kate Moss. And where does this ridiculous premise of Kate Moss come from any way?! Anyhow, aside from a chuckle here and there, and some fabulous outfits, there was little to take home from this. Which is a pity, as this could really have been fabulous...
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First let me say that Jennifer Saunders is a brilliant actor and comedian. She is a brilliant comic writer. Which is why it is so sad to see her talents not realized in Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie. There was such an urgency to include too much that there were so many missed opportunities for the film to have any real meaning. Gloria Bing could have lost Kate Moss as a client and Eddy and Gloria could have had a battle of butt kissing that would have been hilarious. On the plane, they could have thought they had first class tickets, sat down in FC, be treated llike royalty until it is discovered they are on the wrong plane and are forced to fly a low cost carrier and sit with whinny kids, a person with BO, etc. They could have employed their Little Britain friends to do the Come Fly With Me characters.There should have been a confrontation between Safron and Patsy. The police chasing Patsy and Eddy should have been drawn out and comical. Leaving Safron's daughter at the hotel to work as a maid should have been as meaningful as when Patsy sold Saffy in Morocco. They should have been detained at the airport for Patsy's suspicious items and had her inspected to where she enjoys it. A bomb threat at the airport or a fire alarm provides their escape or something from the airport. The one Patsy was going to marry should have been drawn out. Patsy gets to go to bed with him and dies in the middle of love making or something, spoiling their plans. She steals what she can from the house and makes a get away. When she marries the richest woman, she has to put a strap-on and doesn't know how to use. A comical scene could happen when she uses other items - a banana, a shoe, something funny. Before leaving for France, "Tickets, money, passport" was missing. Again, failed opportunities. I love AbFab and Jenifer Saunders which is why I was so disappointed with the movie. Too many failed opportunities.
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Production Company
Fox Searchlight Pictures,
BBC Film,
British Film Company,
DJ Films
Release Date Jul 22, 2016
Duration 1 h 31 m
Rating R
Tagline It's a huge great bloody movie, sweetie!
Awards
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Golden Trailer Awards
• 2 Nominations
National Film Awards, UK
• 2 Nominations
