Synopsis: Abi (Rosamund Pike) and Doug (David Tennant) pretend to still be a couple for the sake of a family holiday to visit Doug's father Gordy (Billy Conolly) for his birthday celebrations.
Stan's thoughts: OK so August doesn't seem that long ago but that's when I saw this. Wow. Don't read an absence of review to this point as an indictment on the film because it isn't. Just busy. What nudged me to get on with it was seeing Bobby Smalldridge in a play on Monday - he plays one of the kids.
So what did I think? Well this is a strange one because it is a comedy and I did laugh but I cried more but there is a reason for that. There is a particular storyline in it that pressed a certain emotional button and as a result I wept for half the film.
It's from the team behind the sitcom My Family so lots of improv with the kids which is where most of the laughs come from but it does occasionally feel like we've been here before with that technique.
There is some brilliantly observed parental bickering particularly on the long drive to Doug's Scotland home. The particular plot line I've referred to does take the film in an unexpected and brave direction and it just about gets away with it tonally. Just about.
While I probably got more upset than most in the cinema the rest of the film is frothy and reasonably satisfying fun. One to watch on the telly when its on, on a wet Sunday tea time.
Ratings
- Stan’s 60%
- IMDB 67%
- Metascore No rating
- Rotten Tomatoes 78%
- RT Audience Rating* 72%
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* Based on number of people who rated the film 3.5/5 and higher
Ratings
- Stan’s 70%
- IMDB 90%
- Metascore 74%
- Rotten Tomatoes 73%
- RT Audience Rating* 87%
Recently seen
Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby
* Based on number of people who rated the film 3.5/5 and higher
- See more at: http://film.revstan.com/2014/11/review-interstellar.html#sthash.CiPluIQd.dpufRatings
- Stan’s 70%
- IMDB 90%
- Metascore 74%
- Rotten Tomatoes 73%
- RT Audience Rating* 87%
Recently seen
Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby
* Based on number of people who rated the film 3.5/5 and higher
- See more at: http://film.revstan.com/2014/11/review-interstellar.html#sthash.CiPluIQd.dpufRatings
- Stan’s 70%
- IMDB 90%
- Metascore 74%
- Rotten Tomatoes 73%
- RT Audience Rating* 87%
Recently seen
Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby
* Based on number of people who rated the film 3.5/5 and higher
- See more at: http://film.revstan.com/2014/11/review-interstellar.html#sthash.CiPluIQd.dpuf
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