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82 out of 100

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6.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 36 Ratings

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  • Summary: When Steve Coogan is asked by The Observer to tour the country's finest restaurants, he envisions it as the perfect getaway with his beautiful girlfriend. But, when she backs out on him, he has no one to accompany him but his best friend and source of eternal aggravation, Rob Brydon. As the brilliant comic duo, freestyling with flair, drive each other mad with constant competition and showdowns of competing impressions, the ultimate odd couple realize in the end a rich amount about not only good food, but the nature of fame, relationships and their own lives. (IFC Films)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    Jun 16, 2011
    100
    So it's two guys traveling, eating and talking. Doesn't sound like much. But it's terrific.
  2. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Steven Rea
    Jun 16, 2011
    100
    It's a relentless and relentlessly funny game of one-upmanship as the two men, playing somewhat exaggerated versions of themselves, roam the hills and dales, posh inns and poetic ruins of England's Lake District.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    Jun 10, 2011
    80
    As smart as it is side-splittingly silly.
  4. Slate
    Reviewed by: Dana Stevens
    Jun 11, 2011
    50
    A peripatetic comedy about two comedians on a jaunt around the north of England, alternately amuses, bores, and annoys, just like its two hilariously intolerable protagonists.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 14
  3. Negative: 2 out of 14
  1. MarcDoyle
    9
    Outstanding film. As we were leaving the theater, three 40-something women were bashing it as pretentious, self-indulgent, and overlong by 30 minutes. I can't believe they watched the same film we did. It has enormous laughs, and some seriously touching moments. I'm now a huge fan of Rob Brydon - what a tremendous talent. It's also a visually beautiful film, with some amazing food/restaurant moments. The impressions and off-the-cuff conversations are side-splittingly funny.… Expand
  2. MorriBey
    8
    The movie is like Jazz. Either you will like or you will not. I dont like Jazz but i liked this movie. Its akin to a new genre of movie making.....its like a documentary and you are instantly transported into the lives of the two comedians. It probably could have had more nuisances but its an enjoyable journey of two friends as they traverse wales.… Expand
  3. Brucenelson
    7
    Silly, entertaining for the most part, the same impersonations repeated through out get a little old, but when they're clicking it's Monty Python on tour. The two characters are odd-couplish and delineated enough that they punctuate and keep the story going. There are attempts at side stories, Coogan's love life, and they are pretty weak. Usually he has to find a remote spot to phone his girl friend which brings in the real star, the cameo by the Northern England landscape. Beautiful. There's one gorgeous scene where Rob Brydon is babbling on and Coogan tells him to shut up, a feeling I had a couple of times during the movie. The food even looked intriguing but again they were so absorbed in their impersonations they paid scant attention to it.… Expand
  4. NoahCoward
    4
    A better title for this movie would be "The Bad Trip" but you don't have to take LSD to not enjoy it. Sometimes critics like to celebrate certain boring movies to prove they can appreciate elusive, precious qualities that mere mortals are incapable of detecting. Then like the emperor's new clothes, they fall in line with effusive praise of the glorious adornments of a stark naked mortal.

    Based on the critics effusive reviews, and my affection for Steve Coogan, I began watching with high expectations and a predisposition to enjoy this movie. When I woke up about 90 minutes later and realized I'd dozed off, there was a reason. This movie is BORING. Nothing happens. Sometimes when it appears nothing is happening, it's because nothing is happening.

    Travelogues are not as popular as they used to be and sometimes hard to find so if you are clamoring to see images of a Range Rover travailing through picturesque British countryside this movie could be for you. Otherwise your time might be better spent flossing or organizing your sock drawer.    … Expand

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