Steve Coogan and Robert Brydon star in a Curb Your Enthusiasm type comedy that takes two men on a journey through the North England countryside to indulge in some the best cuisines the country has to offer on a tour for the local newspaper.
Sitting down and watching this movie will take a lot of patience, because after all it is a story about two men touring six restaurants for a week. But where you will find the magic is in the chirpy dialogue during their meals, car rides, and walks around a beautiful dreary English landscape of rolling green hills and sculpted rock. Brydon offers an upbeat match for dull Coogan, who has been suffering from recent girlfriend/ family problems. Brydon has a self acclaimed talent in impressionistic voices that often come out at an excessive rate that is unbearable at times. For the price of Brydon we get Anthony Hopkins, Michael Caine, Al Pacino, Roger Moore, Sean Connery, and more.
In the end the film ties together as just a journey. It's lack of dramatic plot serves as a perfect British dry comedy that really gets you to focus on what is being said. Irony and sarcasm set a thick coat of like ability of these two characters. Sometimes the best way to get movie lovers attention is to dull down the script a bit. Forget all the conventional comedic film methods and just make something that will make you laugh, and make you believe what your watching is real. Because most of time people laugh when they are spending time with a friend, doing nothing but eating and observing. And that's the everyday life, so why not tell a story that captures boredom and makes it fun at the same time.
Grade: B- 80%
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