At first glance, The Inbetweeners doesn't seem like very much. In the current climate of comedies and comedy-dramas meant to appeal to the adolescent college-graduate-in-waiting, headed by the effervescent Skins, it comes in as a sort of awkward cousin to the King that is Skins. But, The Inbetweeners should not be written off as a copycat of its E4 relation.
Based around a private-school educated protagonist named Will, who is thrown into a hectic life of comprehensive schooling, underage drinking and, inevitably, sex, the show logs his futile attempts at leading some semblance of a normal life, making friends, going drinking, inevitably with disastrous consequences. Particular highlights are his indignant assertion to a local barman that "everyone in this pub is underage!", upon being refused alcohol, resulting in the whole pub being ejected, and his sex-fanatic new friend Jay miming doing "the business" on a coffee table.
The Inbetweeners is aimed expressly at young people, that much is evident from the soundtrack featuring the zeitgeist artists of the moment. However, like Skins, it can be viewed and certainly relished by any adult with an open mind; after all, everyone was a teenager once.
In writing The Inbetweeners, Damon Beesley and Iain Morris have provided what was becoming a stagnant comedy scene with a breath of fresh air. Yes, hormonal and sex-driven it may be (the tagline reads, "Basically, they just want to get laid"), but therein lies the appeal. With the screens flooded with serious dramas and, frankly depressing soap operas, the idea of being able to sit back once a week and smile for half an hour would be appealing to anyone. The Inbetweeners frequently transcends the boundary between a wry smile and full-on laughter with surprisingly subtle "trigger" moments. For example, when Will's friend Simon turns up to the love of his life's house, only to be sick on her small brother.
The main laughs derive from the exquisitely accurate dialogue, capturing the feel of adolescence perfectly. Jokes about mums and dads, jokes about lack of sex, all subtly crafted into the dialogue, make you laugh, simply because you would be able to hear the same conversation in your local Topman at three o'clock on a Saturday afternoon. And that is why it is utterly charming. It never tries to be anything it's not, it never pretends to raise moral issues or tackle strong taboos, it simply shows that being a teenager can be fun after all. For no-frills, unadulterated high-spirited camaraderie between four mates, The Inbetweeners simply cannot be beaten.
*****= 5 stars
*****= 5 stars
Joe McNally, Student
Crictics Reviews: Like any holiday, it is episodic and suffers from repetition but this is gag-for-gag the funniest film of the summer and a fitting end to a much-loved series. So long boys, it's been great to know you. Ian Freer Empire Magazine Score: 4/5
One doesn't require a Bergman or even a Fellini, it's simply that this film takes every easy way out there is for its laughs. Derick Malcom- This is London Score 2/5
Enjoyable, frequently hilarious teen comedy that sticks closely to the winning formula of the TV show and delivers crude sight gags, witty lines and strong, likeable characters, thanks to enjoyable comic performances from the four leads. Matthew Turner View of London, Score 4/5.
Affection for the characters will bring fans in. But many will leave wishing the makers of one of the most enjoyable programmes of recent years had left well enough alone. Neil Smith Total Film socre: 2/5
Audiences Reviews:
If you are a fan of the series (which I am) this movie will not fail to disappoint. All of the characters are as we have come to know them, if not slightly more intense on the big screen. Will is more sarcastic, Jay filthier, Neil dumber and Simon more pathetic. Not a movie for those who have any sense of maturity about them, but for me, I was laughing until I fell out of my chair at one point. Brilliant characters who will be sorely missed, but a great send off I think. The Unknown Hobo Score: *****
A film based on the grotesque side of sexuality. Not comedic, not enjoyable, just deplorable. Liam D Score: *
while not as laugh out loud hilarious as the television series, it's definitely worth a watch, an amazing send off to an amazing series, definitely one for fans of the show, and even those without knowledge of the show will find a lot to laugh about. a great film to end probably the show of this generation. Jack C Score: ****
Awful, tried to be to funny, overacted in every sense. David L Score: *
With that in mind it was with mild trepidation that we approached the first big screen outing for Will, Simon, Neil and Jay. We can happily report that trepidation, mild or otherwise, is unwarranted, for The Inbetweeners Movie is brilliantly what it is. The Inbetweeners writ large. Nothing more, nothing less.
The path from small to silver screen is littered with the remains of comic talent (and James Corden) who thought they could make it with the big boys. Be forewarned, the following sentence contains at least two crimes against cinema. Guest House Paradiso, Kevin and Perry Go Large, Ali G In Da House and Lesbian Vampire Killers all clawed away at our subconscious as we took our seats, awaiting the prospect of a 40ft Simon Bird. To our relief, within minutes is was apparent The Inbetweeners is nothing like the aforementioned atrocities.
Bypassing the pitfall of 'let's make it The Inbetweeners on acid!' and throwing the gang head first into a political conspiracy that MAY JUST HOLD THE TRUTH ABOUT THE MOONLANDINGS, the simplicity of the four friends looking for “sex, booze, tits, sex, fanny minge, sex, tits, booze and sex” holds up perfectly.
For that, admittedly small, percentage of people flocking to the cinema who aren't aware that clunge means 'female genitalia' - and that the boys' main goal in life is to insert their penises into said clunge - within the first five minutes this has been made abundantly clear.
Because we have four easily identifiable, hopelessly inept (read: real and believable) teenagers at the forefront, the story moves at a swift pace, throwing in comedy set-pieces - involving puke, ants, nudity and a genuinely funny dance number – that actually raise a chuckle. Sure, one or two gags miss the target (mainly gay jokes that were out of date before the boys were born) but there's an inherent niceness to proceedings that grants the makers the benefit of the doubt.
In no way does the film share the poignancy of say a Stand By Me or the emotional depth of fellow Brit comedy Four Lions, but The Inbetweeners does have heart. By the end of the first act, no matter how ridiculous their pissy antics you'll invest in these sad little bastards and ask that they please, please, please get what they want. What made the show work in the first place was the people watching at home related emphatically. Even upscaled you still will.
Those that think teenagers drinking heavily and wanting to touch boobiess is the devil's work will leave at the sight of Jay masturbating into ham while wearing a snorkle. The rest of us can sit back, relax and enjoy a bloody nice time with some old friends.
Verdict
Perhaps the most surprising quality, and the attribute that may help its box office, is The Inbetweeners Movie works for the uninitiated. It's a simple coming of age comedy about four friends, each an archetypal character – the nerdy one, the lovelorn one, the bullshitter and the happy fool – all with similar goals and the 'fwendship' they share. It's Superbad for Blighty, it's Swingers for the wanking crowd.
If you love the inbetweeners TV series, YOU WILL LOVE THE MOVIE.It will have you laughing through out - and you will come out of the cinema thinking you want to watch it again.I am not easily impressed by comedy movies, but if you like the jokes from the series there are a lot more coming your way! It was defiantly worth chipping out £5 to go and see this movie in the cinema, because there was a really good atmosphere in the cinema.
If you you like the inbetweeners don't listen to any bad reviews and please watch this movie and decide for yourself!User Review: Hugoollie Rate: *********
Although I found this film amusing I must say that the series did bore me after a while which I think tainted my Inbetweeners Movie Experience.
Much of the same but more of it for longer. In my opinion a necessary step forward for the slightly stale TV series but due to the 'same old' antics in the TV series the movie feels as if we have been there, seen that & done that all before.
Strangely though I did find it watchable on a stuff your face with pop corn and don't think to hard sort of level. The movie carries you along with the occasional bad taste joke thrown in for good measure.
So in conclusion what ever you feel about the TV series will probably be your feelings of the movie. You could do a lot worse but I like something a bit more original.
User Review: csroberts 74 Rate: Unknown
If you haven’t made the acquaintance of E4’s filthy and sexually desperate sitcom The Inbetweeners, the big-screen spin-off should probably be approached with caution. Not unlike herpes. It has two different gag ratios — the laughter one, and the urge-to-spew one. Both are high. Often they’re simultaneous. It follows the old let’s-send-them-on-holiday template much loved of TV-to-film transfers, leaving its quartet of horny teens awash in vile blue fishbowl cocktails, and putting cringe-inducing moves on anything in a bikini. The movie is well-performed, not badly written, and predictably fond of poo. We get the misuse of a bidet, and a long-delayed punchline involving an “emergency” 20 Euro note stashed up a rectum.
More inspiredly, there’s a scene of dancefloor humiliation choreographed with merciless precision, and already reducing multiplexes across the land to doubled-over hysterics. The Inbetweeners Movie will be an enormous hit, a Mamma Mia! for the Hangover demographic. And it works better than you might expect, because the boys’ neediness — for each other, not just the exhausting goal of getting laid — is ever-apparent.
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