I first fell in love with The Trip—a mockumentary-ish sitcom in which comedians Steve Coogan (scowling crank) and Rob Brydon (unassailable goof) tour restaurants in the north of England—when I watched it in 10-minute bursts on YouTube, and it was brilliant even then. Now knitted into a feature-length movie, the relationship between Brydon and Coogan—mostly just bickering—reveals itself with an easy, deft grace. It’s basically Hey, Good Riff: The Movie. It’s fucking great. (See Movie Times: thestranger.com/film)
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Was able to view the episodes the movie was made from – sooooo good! Love both those guys 🙂
Sideways was supposed to be funny?
@2: I absolutely hated the characters from Sideways, and I like both actors in other projects. Perhaps this’ll be better for me.
@3: Yeah, it felt emotionally draining.