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Withnail & I

Withnail & I (1987)

June. 19,1987
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7.5
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R
| Drama Comedy

Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail -- spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. When they take a holiday "by mistake" at the country house of Withnail's flamboyantly gay uncle, Monty, they encounter the unpleasant side of the English countryside: tedium, terrifying locals and torrential rain.

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Lovesusti
1987/06/19

The Worst Film Ever

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SnoReptilePlenty
1987/06/20

Memorable, crazy movie

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FeistyUpper
1987/06/21

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

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Invaderbank
1987/06/22

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

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cocoscacao
1987/06/23

I have a friend who is absolutely the same as Withnail character, and I also had the period in life where everything was unachievable, and this film beautifully portrays such periods in life. When you don't see the brighter tommorow, when you have quirky friends, and weird stuff is happening all around you.This is brilliant comedy(?), that hasn't aged a day... The ending was both hopeful and nihilistic at the same time, which is something I can hardly imagine to see in a movie anymore.

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outenatoskeftesai
1987/06/24

Now-now, another proof that in order to produce a good movie all y have to do is have aesthetics. In our case, aesthetics is humor and Withnail & I sure got a lot of it. 75% of it black, 25% dark.Long story story: Two friends, one failed actor and close to become something like a junkie, the other one the same but still fighting for his life, decide they need a break from the city and so they live...and chaos eats up everything.British humor, great acting (especially at the role of failed actor), some AMAZING side characters etc.8/10 would watch again.However i wouldn't recommend this movie to any depressed person who is watching life going on (without him), people leaving him behind and only the booze and drugs left for company and romance. This can make you sad.It made me.Still worth it.

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dobbiesautographs
1987/06/25

if you have not watched this movie , then do so ASAP - this is the funniest and most quotable film I have ever watched , I have watched this movie at least a dozen times , and could quite happily watch it many more . Richard E Grant plays a particular good role as a drunk , especially because he is teetotal , every scene in this film is memorable and every line quotable in so many circumstances . every part is played to perfection 10/10 for all concerned both in front and behind the camera . if I have could have written one screenplay in my life , it would be this , this is also a very moving film & gets you thinking about life in general , the last scene is especially poignant , and brings you down from the high of the movie with a bang .

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siderite
1987/06/26

It's hard to explain this film, as it is mostly a very weak story with a lot of great acting in it. Richard Grant makes it all worthwhile, even if this is his first role in a film. Ironically, the film is about unemployed actors looking for work. Well, it's not about them looking, it's more about them getting high and drunk and living from one day to the next looking for the next source of booze.The emotions of these impaired people are made extremely clear by the subtle but smart dialogue and the great acting of all involved. It reminded me of Trainspotting a bit, since the story is basically about drug and/or alcohol addled friends and the wonderful time one can have in this company, but also the trap that it lays for someone trying to live in the modern society. Meet the last thespian barbarians, living their lives as they see fit, while they still can, before the future catches up with them.On one side the film kind of bored me, as the scenes were slow and uneventful, on the other it fascinated me to see the great acting and to "get" the characters. It is also a subtle satire on the British society, starting with people waking up to read all those ridiculous news about crimes and corruption, and ending with a grandstanding description of "we live in a kingdom of rains where royalty comes in gangs", while the middle of the film is just people trying to survive without being part of that world.Worth a watch, definitely a good movie, just make sure you are in the mood for a slow dialogue driven film.

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