The Trip to Spain (2017)'s comments

Do you want to let us know what you think? Just login, after which you will be redirected back here and you can leave your comments.

TheStonyField

Recaptures the spirit of the original better than The Trip to Italy did (in that Brydon's character returns to being a good-humored family man who enjoys deflating some of Coogan's character's hot air). However, the final joke of the movie is a really unworthy stereotype, that soured the film for me.

2 years 8 months ago

Siskoid

The Trip to Spain feels mostly like it's plain... This third travelogue feels a lot more like what would happen if you took the first outing and made too close a sequel to it. Even some of the conversations seem repeated, which of course, is realistic in the context of a bantery friendship, but the personal stories are a step back from the Italy content. It's almost a reset, though the friendship feels warmer, and Coogan having broken in Italy, now allows himself to laugh a lot more at Rob's antics. That said, there are still some enjoyable comic and dramatic moments, and I always appreciate the literary allusions each film has used to support its themes. In this case, Don Quixote stands as THE Spanish masterpiece (of course), and it's about a pair of pseudo heroes tilting at windmills. It writes - or in this case, largely improvises - itself. Oddly, the film extends beyond the usual five days of the trip, as Coogan continues to race headlong into his fear of mortality.

9 months ago