The Trip to Greece

"The Trip To Greece" completes an intriguing, delicious and hilarious series of films wearing its heart on its sleeve. . In this comedy, Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan travel from Troy to Ithaca following in the footsteps of the Odysseus in this final film of the series. . Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon are a pair of excellent leads really playing off each other; you can't help but be in good company while watching them. The food is mouth-watering, the scenery is beautiful and the gags never get old. If you haven't seen this series of British films now is the time. I absolutely loved it. . Follow @snobmedia for more reviews!

The combination of tranquil music with beautiful landscapes mixed with heart felt friendship just touches me in an unexpected way, maybe its the reminder to take a reflective look at my life I'm not quite sure but I get a wave of happiness from start to finish every time I watch. I will one day do my own trip through Europe stopping to eat delicious food at restaurants with awesome views, sailing from one island to the next on clear blues seas. One day.

THE TRIP TO GREECE is a poignant and hilarious meditation on life -- art, family, friendship, history, success and struggles and aging, and death -- that follows formula. By now, audiences ought to be familiar with the central conceit of these "trip" films: comedian friends Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon spend a week traveling a location and dining together. In transit, and over courses, they wax philosophical and compete over comedy and their careers. Essentially, these films are about two men suffering their friendship with each other while life goes on around them -- there is always at least one important sub-plot happening back home that complicates their plans. That said, formulaic needn't imply stale, and this presumably final installment of the series is very self-aware, a fact which helps it justify itself. If you are unsold on these films, this isn't the one that will sell you, and if you are unfamiliar with them, I'd start with the original, obviously... but if you have enjoyed any of the previous trips, this one is also worth taking, as you can live vicariously through them in seeing some gorgeous sights and savory dishes, especially now.

Great interaction and witty conversation, but they push the intelligent witty chat a bit too far, while okay you start to find them annoying.

I kind of enjoyed the other two movies in the series. These two actor friends are visiting a foreign country, eating the best foods, making fun of each other and competing with each other in trivia and acting impersonations and sometimes insulting each other with great gusto. Meanwhile, there is a very serious undercurrent of who they really are as people and how they handle real life situations.

I liked Trip to Greece, too, don't get me wrong, but it felt like it missed a lot of what could have been. There was the food, which was only seen in passing, they never really discuss it. Then there were the impersonations, much more than in the other movies, but also more obscure. Without knowing what they are referring to, they missed their mark with me. And then there was a really important personal thing at the end of the film, that not only cuts their trip short, but has the potential to show how the characters really feel about each other in times of trouble. I get that the actors are not great buddies in real life and they do play themselves, so probably it wouldn't have been very emotional in reality, either, and they are also British, so there, but it was a movie opportunity missed. And it was the director's choice: "Funnily enough, I did a version where I was very emotional. I wept as I would when I re-emulated some of those scenes. Then Michael wanted me to do it again and just hold it all back". And if you really want to ask, the movie is inspired by reality, but the event did not happen during filming.

Bottom line: the series was both refreshing and easy to watch and this is the last one they are going to make. I personally feel that they should do another movie, just to end the series right. As it stands, one could watch the films in any order, with perhaps the exception of the first which explains the setup. I enjoyed this the least of the four, but it was enjoyable nonetheless.