Withnail & I (1987) Reviews

	Paul Z.

8 out of  8  people found this review helpful

We've seen this film probably 10 times and still love it. The scene in the tea shop still makes me us howl. If you love small British films with great scripts, characters and actors you will love this movie.

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	Lynn M.

0 out of  0  people found this review helpful

no idea how this movie was. When it arrived in the mail it had a crack in it and would not play. Can't figure out how to report it since I already returned it.

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	Archer J.

0 out of  0  people found this review helpful

Very British is how I would describe this comedy. Withnail is a confirmed alcoholic almost continuously smoking, and smirking with a string of complaints about every aspect of his life. While Marwood the more mild mannered of the two has his own foibles. Their country escape involves one disaster after another for this utterly urbanized pair who are simply unprepared for roughing it.

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	Ben L.

0 out of  0  people found this review helpful

I spent considerable time years ago as an officer in a veterans group. This meant I was in the post lounge frequently. I saw many veterans consume alcohol to the point of death. In fact, it was so long ago that most of them are probably dead by now. Alcohol is not a subject for comedy. I am probably one of the few that did not laugh at Arthur, or at this film. Admittedly, I did chuckle at the chicken in the oven scene, but that was it. Having said that, Richard E. Grant and Paul McGann were magnificent as the two friends that supported each others alcohol and drug habits. One could hardly believe that they played the parts sober; they were just that convincing. You can laugh at the silly situations they get themselves into,and at Uncle Monty (Richard Griffiths), but you can't help but feel sad for their choices in life.

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	Angie W.

0 out of  0  people found this review helpful

Takes a little while to get into but by the end I loved this movie and plan to buy it. Make sure to watch the extras as well.

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	Regina D.

0 out of  0  people found this review helpful

Very quirky, very British. Nothing eventful happens but it is a funny, touching story about an odd friendship. I didn't know it was a cult film until I saw the "extras" with fans and cast, but I can see how you coulod grow fond of this film.

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	David S.

1 out of  2  people found this review helpful

I will never play The Dane!

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	Rose T.

0 out of  1  people found this review helpful

My kind of movie. Funny and quirky.

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	Mary E.

0 out of  1  people found this review helpful

an ok movie

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	Eric R.

2 out of  7  people found this review helpful

Which is really odd, because apparently this film has a huge following in England. I think the references may all be British, however, as it isn't terribly funny, it does have a slight bit of chaos that can get at moments kind of interesting... but it's no, "The Big Lebowski." In fact, it's really rather boring. And I'm a Paul McGann fan, so I don't say that lightly.

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