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Did The Inbetweeners Movie Live Up To The Hype?
Wednesday 31st August 2011 | Osh
How good was the 'film of the summer'?
British sitcoms traditionally don’t translate very well to the big screen. There is something very un-Hollywood about the style of comedy that is produced on our island which means that it can feel lost and a distance away from it’s original feel.
So after 3 very successful series of The Inbetweeners, one of the most loved British comedy’s of this decade which features 4 of the most applauded British comedic actors of this generation, it is no surprise that TGN were feeling a bit uneasy over how well it would work as a movie.
Pushed as one of the comedies of the summer, The Inbetweeners Movie sees the ever awkward quartet embark on a post-6th form lads holiday to Malia following Simon’s split from Carly. With Jay’s (James Buckley) promise of a week of “sun, sea, booze, fanny, minge and sex” at the start of the film, the tone is set for what could almost be a biopic of any British lads holiday abroad. The point of this article isn’t to give you a rundown of what happens, spoiling the gags that fill the film, the point is; did the film live up to the expectations put upon it?
First, the reason The Inbetweeners series was so successful was due to the incredible gag writing so it was essential that the movie stuck to its roots. Fortunately, the writers stuck to the style the whole way through, keeping the Inbetweener vibe at its very best. The characters are all at their very best with jokes rocking the whole cinema with laughter. They haven’t changed one bit from series and that was essential for the success of the film.
The change from 20-minute-episode to 96-minute-feature is a big step up for any show. It could have seemed long and drawn out but again, the writers did a fantastic job most of the time. Apart from Simon’s (Joe Thomas) extremely annoying constant self-pity over Carly, the film was fast moving, energetic and never seemed to drag. It is a salute to the writers for the quality that they managed to produce. It almost seemed like the show had the locations, money and resources available that it deserved, a sense of scale that, when mixed with normality worked all to well.
The Inbetweeners Movie was set up as the finale of the story of the 4 boys from suburban life. The most important aspect of the movie was whether it rounded off the story in a fashion that it deserved and to be honest, it really did do it justice. There was a sense throughout that the boys were going to split and go their own separate ways. The end of the film was perfect, with the boys finally getting everything they ever wanted (can you guess?) and it left the story exactly how it should be, over on an extremely high note. The film added to and finished the series and that is all you could ever ask for from such a loved program. Without a doubt it is one of the films of this summer.
