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09/11/07
Withnail and I (1988)
96 %
Reviews Counted: 24 Fresh: 23 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 8.4/10
Rated: 15
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Theatrical Release: 07-09-2007
Synopsis: Bruce Robinson's semi-autobiographical account of his early years as an actor has become a cult hit of massive proportions, inspiring countless numbers of young men and women to quote stars Paul McGann and Richard E. Grant and their booze-soaked dialogue. The story follows these two... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Paul McGann, Richard E. Grant, Richard Griffiths, Ralph Brown
Director: Bruce Robinson
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A modern classic? A brilliant vignette of a certain time and attitudes? A self-indulgent jeu d’esprit? One thing is certain: Richard E. Grant touched greatness.
09/07/07
The best British comedy ever made? Possibly. A masterpiece? Unquestionably.
09/07/07
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Has any screenplay combined so many quotable lines with such tear-jerking pathos or blatant homophobia?
09/07/07
A biting script from writer-director Bruce Robinson and performances from Richard E Grant and Paul McGann as two ‘resting’ actors, Withnail and ‘I’, that neither has surpassed.
01/26/06
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Grant - a teetotaller - delivers the performance of his life as the doomed thesp, whether it be demanding the "finest wines available to humanity", downing lighter fluid, or feeling like a pig shat in his head.
11/03/01
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Set in 1969 England, it portrays the last throes of a friendship mirroring the seedy demise of the hippie period, delivering some comic gems along the way.
09/10/07
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