This film met expectations. It didn't disappoint. And it ended a busy but very fulfilling day. Meetings, chats and catch ups and a necessary day off. So late in the afternoon when all that was over, to Wells in Somerset to see this wonderful film. There are some great films out at the moment, well written and trying not to be too clever, and in the process of which being very realistic and believable. The visit today was all the more memorable in that afternoon showings are Tea Matinee events. £6.50 per ticket gets an adult (that's me) into the cinema, a cup of tea and three biscuits. If I was old with white hair and wearing beige I could get in for £6. What a palava these OAP's get into choosing where to sit. It's like a septuagenarian version of musical chairs, without fanfare. In the end they were all huddled in one area of the seating, leaving huge areas unoccupied. Safety in numbers I guess. Just sit down and watch the film! And the film was a cracker. Steve Coogan was a doppelganger for Stan Laurel, John C Reilly played a blinder as Ollie. But the two supporting actors, Shirley Henderson and Nina Arianda, playing their wives were equally as impressive. A wonderful biopic of the worlds greatest comedy double act in their twilight years.
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