Sunday, December 11, 2011

The Inbetweeners Movie (2011)- I'm not sure if this is how the series wraps up, but while a funny adventure, it fit far too many cliches to actually be good. Sure, the film remains in the tone of the series and the characters seem to be very in check in terms of writing… but the cliches! Oh the horror! Every guy ends up with a female counterpart, happy endings abound. The villain character gets what is coming to him. The lead gets a girl way over his league. It's just too much. Overall, it's like 'The Hangover' Jr. It has some of the risqué tones and dialogues that most R rated films have received these days, and ends with that hollywood ending that just makes you smile and frown at the same time. Entertaining and funny, but ultimately dry of anything wholly original.



- Jeff Bassin