Films like this are what make Michael Winterbottom such an awesome director. His films are daring, and made creatively inexpensive. This is a feature length version of the acclaimed television series. Winterbottom, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon are brilliant. The improvised dialog the two leads have is hilarious! Watching the two battle with dueling Michael Caine impressions had me rolling.
What makes this such a compelling film is the psychological turmoil the two experience on their edible road trip and how you feel for them, each at different times.
Coogan's brave portrayal of himself, full of insecurity as he ruminates on aging, fame, love, life...
Rob Brydon very much comes across as one who is very sweet, loves his wife and baby, and comedy seems to come from him easily in almost any moment.
"The Trip" is a different kind of film, if you really find that you love it, it could become a yardstick film that you play as a test to see who is worthy of your friendship and love. This is quiet and contemplative, but also more importantly, laugh out loud hilarious.
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