Withnail and I (1988)
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Reviews Counted:24
Fresh:23
Rotten:1
Average Rating:8.3/10
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... [More]
Starring: Paul McGann, Richard E. Grant, Richard Griffiths, Ralph Brown
Director: Bruce Robinson
Reviews for Withnail and I
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5/5 |
It's much funnier, and sadder, watched stone-cold sober. Full Review |
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4/5 |
It is at once a coming-of-age comedy and a fond farewell to an era. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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5/5 |
The best British comedy ever made? Possibly. A masterpiece? Unquestionably. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Has any screenplay combined so many quotable lines with such tear-jerking pathos or blatant homophobia? Full Review |
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5/6 |
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. Full Review |
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5/5 |
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. Full Review |
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A defining rites-of-passage classic film. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
A hilarious black comedy and already something of a cult favorite. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
It's hilarious in a kind of off-beat, sideways sort of manner. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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5/5 |
Arch, smug, exquisitely British, and truly hilarious.
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3/5 |
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4.5/5 |
Wonderfully funny, bitterly sad film. Full Review |
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