The Trip to Spain
(2017)After tripping through the UK & Italy, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon eat, bicker and do impressions while taking in the beauty of Spain.... More
"This time taking their wit and appetites on a tour through picturesque Spain’s finest fine dining, Coogan and Brydon trade celebrity impressions and witty banter over paella and gazpacho, their comic observations on fame and friendship as dry as the finest Spanish wine. Older and maybe wiser, the pair's conversation roams over many topics, but always seems to come back to fame, family, and getting older. Brydon is now a father, while Coogan is basking in the critical response to a lauded film performance (which he is happy to remind Brydon of at every opportunity), even as his agent seems to be losing interest in his career." (Tribeca Film Festival)Hide
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Directed by Michael Winterbottom ('24 Hour Party People', 'A Mighty Heart', 'The Killer Inside Me')
Starring Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Marta Barrio, Claire Keelan, Margo Stilley
Flicks Review
BY Tony Stamp Flicks Writer
The Trip series is hard to categorise. You can expect a lot of comedic riffing, some nice-looking meals and scenery, with a smidgen of emotional depth. They’re mostly inert plot-wise, but they’re nice to hang out in for a few hours.... More
And not necessarily because Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon are good company. Everyone knows they’re playing heightened versions of themselves, so presumably Brydon isn’t as annoying as he seems. But the extent to which the two are prepared to pick at their own insecurities (and each other’s) is still impressive.
This feels like the most impression-heavy Trip so far, adding Bowie and Jagger to the roster, but they’re still the funniest moments. It’s also the most melancholy instalment, focused on the onset of old age. The guys’ declaration that they’re in the prime of their lives is repeatedly proved false in Partridge-esque ways. You almost don’t notice in the gorgeous Spanish countryside, but for a lightweight off-the-cuff comedy, the spectre of death looms large.
These films are so good-natured that any criticism almost feels unfair. But this does feel like the weakest Trip so far, with less novelty than the first, and less depth than the second. There’s still plenty of well-presented food and landscapes at sunset, but it never seems to fully gel. Coogan and Brydon are amiable enough, and often hilarious. They’re still nice to hang out with. Just slightly less so.Hide
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If you're a fan of the first two movies, it's hard to imagine that you won't like this one. Full Review
So, it is a formula. Who cares, when you have these two in full flow? Full Review
Diminishing returns, but funny and lovely to look at. Full Review
If you enjoyed The Trip (2010) and its 2014 sequel, you will surely enjoy this interlude, although the film does not sparkle quite as brightly - or feel as fresh - as the Italian sojourn. Full Review
It's good to be sitting in on the crazy conversations of these two insatiable show-offs, but it's getting just a little bit stale. Full Review
It's hard to resist the vicarious pleasures of the scenery and the restaurants that fill the stretches between the verbal sparring. Full Review
If you have dug their past work, the pair remain exceedingly great fun on an eavesdropping basis. Full Review
Another Trip well worth taking. Full Review
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