The Inbetweeners 2

 

‘Please don’t let this be my last thought’

The Inbetweeners boys Simon (Joe Thomas) , Neil (Blake Harrison) and Will (Simon Bird) return and now they’re off on another holiday, to see Jay (James Buckley) on his gap year to the ‘sex capital of the world’ Australia, with once again entertaining results.

The guys have moved on, they have gotten over their high school crushes, and slowly growing up into men. Indeed you feel as if you are watching them grow up into men, going off on their own and exploring the world, and I personally become emotionally attached to the characters. They do tend to recycle original jokes from the series, but I think that that is the whole point, and once again end up in disastrous situations .

Apparently there will not be another film, and I think it would just go on and on if they made another one anyway, otherwise they will go from being Inbetweeners to being married men with children. There is a time and place for a good series like this to stop, and that is on a gap year.

Good cast, great ending to a gripping series and spinoffs, but it was only made because it was hard to say goodbye to these guys.

Also stars Emily Berrington.

 

3/5

 

 

The Inbetweeners Movie

‘I stopped believing in God when I realized it was only dog spelt backwards’

The Inbetweeners Movie follows on from the series as four ‘misfits’ Jay (James Buckley), Neil (Blake Harrison), Will (Simon Bird) and Simon (Joe Thomas) finally leave sixth form and embark on a ‘lads’ holiday to Crete and get up to their usual michevous adventures when they are let out into the big world.

I am a rather big fan of the series, which unfortunately ended after 3 series back in 2010, yet the movie shows the reluctance to fulfill Inbetweeners fans for another hour and a half, although it is more of a reclusive movie because it is probably one that only fans of the series would like to some degree, or maybe they would only like the series. It safely carries on from their lives after sixth form, but there was something missing from the conversion between the series and the movie.

If you have seen it, my favourite scene is the ‘We Speak No Americano’ dance off, but you either like the series or the film, or both. The boys are probably the most realistic teenagers ever without them looking one dimensional, and it is mostly told from the mind and eyes of a group of eighteen year old boys.

Directed by Ben Palmer.

4/5