Yummy and hilarious, this sequel to The Trip brings back Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon improvising versions of themselves eating six luscious meals in six glorious Italian locations from Liguria to Capri, all the while bantering, doing impressions, and reciting poetry with music from Verdi to Alanis Morissette. It's directed again by Michael Winterbottom.
Obviously this goes on my running list of food movies.
I don't read reviews before seeing movies, but this one, from The New Yorker, doesn't give anything away and may even add to your enjoyment, mentioning that Coogan may be best known in this country for Philomena, and that the comedians' voices are outstanding.
Finally! Rotten Tomatoes' critics are in line with Jack and me, averaging 87%. Their audiences are more like the audience in the last line of the New Yorker review at 61%.
We saw this last week just before it closed locally. Sorry I couldn't get it written up before then. But never fear--it's coming out on DVD on December 23, just in time for Christmas!
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