Without doubt this is an incredible watch. Richard E Grant in his debut roll shows that he is currently wasting all his talent by doing adverts for catalogue stores. His performace as withnail warrants an oscar. This film may seem a little obsure but this is only due to its genius. Great casting, writing, acting, everything. It is set in the late 60s where two aspiring addicted actors (one a complete neurotic and the other slightly insane) decide that they need a break from their stressful London lives and so go to Uncle Monty's county retreat. It is fair to say that the two of them do not quite get to grips with country life in the same way as others might. This is by no means a long drawn out film but it does pull you in and by the end of it you really will care about the characters. You will long to talk about this film over and over and recommend it to many. A definite purchase for anyone who really likes a film with a clever script and classic performances. It may not be action packed but it does have Uncle Monty. This film is so good I named my fish after all the characters, except the poacher(Micheal Elphick) cos that would be sureal.
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Hello, and Welcome. Sorry for the rating: its obvious that you liked this film, but for those of us that havent seen it, whats it about? Who's in it? Who directed it? How long is it? Does it feel like its that long? Did you just HAVE to talk about it afterwards? More info needed for me to give it VH - if you redo this, please let me know :)
Collingwood21 10.01.2003 18:30
Sorry for the UH rating, but I have never seen this film and know no more about it now than I did before I read it! What is it about (no spoilers please)? What is the running time/cast list/certificate? Who would you recommend it to?
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