The trip to italy effortlessly melds the brilliant comic interplay between coogan and brydon into quieter moments of selfreflection, letting audiences into their insightful ruminations on the. In the long awaited followup to the smash hit comedy the trip, steve coogan and. In the long awaited followup to the smash hit comedy the trip, steve coogan. The movie is a sequel to the trip 2011both were directed by michael winterbottomand it repeats the earlier films mixed tone of hilarity. The trip to italy discover the best in independent, foreign.
Finally, a movie where two people eat and drive around. The characters, by virtue of switching roles, deepen, but the emotional content of the trip to italy is lighter than its predecessor the trip. The trip to italy 2014 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. With the trip to italy, we may have the makings of a trip series, with steve coogan and rob brydon playing approximate versions of themselves as they travel around eating fancy food and. Sunnier comedy foodtour sequel has swearing, adult themes. The trip to italy official trailer 2014 hd youtube. Xan brooks and henry barnes report from the 2014 sundance film festival. Their dueling michael caines were a standout in the original. Everything you need to know about the trip to italy movie. This time however the shtick comes across as a bit desperate. It is the sequel of winterbottoms tv series the trip, and similarly. But they know their longer trip will continue once the last plate. Where comedy provides the tonic in so many films, its the hint of reality that pushes in at the edges and changes the pace here.
Directed by michael the trip to italy is not your averagetype film but, instead, is a sequel to the filming of the road trip made by steve coogan and rob brydon to the northern part of great britain which, due to its apparent success, formed the basis and reason or their trip to italy. Toward the end of the movie 33 minute to the end, they are showing and commenting. Comedians steve coogan and rob brydon reunite for a tour of italys finest food, hotels and women in this hilarious sequel to their 2009 hit. The trip to italy discover the best in independent. Steve coogan and rob brydon in the trip to italy the. So if you go in for allusive british humor that builds slowly from dry to uproarious, as executed by two absolute masters of the form, the trip to italy will work for you, i believe. A freewheeling jaunt along the amalfi coast, with literary touchstones, starring rob brydon and steve coogan in a sequel to their 2010 movie, the trip. The trip to italy has no such conclusion, even as it reconstitutes the premise of the first film as best it can, giving brydon and coogan the same. It is the sequel of winterbottoms tv series the trip, and similarly stars steve coogan and rob brydon as fictionalized versions of themselves.
Rob brydon and steve coogan plan the trip to greece. The battered bastards of baseball, the trip to italy and god help the girl video. If you go in for allusive british humor that builds slowly from dry to uproarious, as executed by two absolute masters of the form, the trip to. Two men, six meals in six different places on a road trip around italy. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Liguria, tuscany, rome, amalfi and ending in capri. Id just ask what type of breakfast cereal they like, he says. The tv series will be broadcast on the bbc later in the year. I also think the film, directed, like the prior one, by the astute michael winterbottom, is a somewhat smoother trip than the first. The sixpart series follows coogan and brydon as they embark on a roadtrip from piedmont, in the north of italy, south to capri. The ten deadliest snakes in the world with steve irwin real wild documentary duration. Watch on ifc films unlimited with prime video channels.
Steve coogan and rob brydon are a funny comedy team. The trip to italy is a 2014 british comedy film written and directed by michael winterbottom. The trip to italy reteams rob brydon and steve coogan. The trip to italy is plenty enjoyable for fans of the first one and these two, but by the end, it also has the consistency of reheated comfort food. The trip to italy official trailer starring rob brydon, marta barrio, steve. The trip to italy on dvd december 23, 2014 starring rob brydon, steve coogan, rosie fellner. Steve coogan and rob brydon eat again and take the trip to. Comedy series starring steve coogan and rob brydon. The trip to italy doesnt feel entirely new, but theres comfort in familiarity, too. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Steve coogan and rob brydon in the trip to italy the new yorker. Steve coogan and rob brydon eat again and take the trip to italy. Directed by michael winterbottom, coogan and brydon drive their way in their minicooper convertible along the italian coast sampling persons and cuisine of the most delightful nature.
In that one, coogan, whos better known internationally than brydon, was the focus, and the movies plot, such as it was, was hooked into his work and personal anxieties. The trip to italy, for all its japes, is haunted by mortality, as was its namesake, viaggio in italia 1954, the rossellini masterpiece starring george sanders and ingrid bergman as a. Michael winterbottom s largely improvised film the trip took comedians steve coogan and rob brydon or semifictionalized versions thereof on a restaurant. Michael winterbottoms largely improvised 2010 film, the trip, took comedians steve coogan and rob brydonor semifictionalized versions thereofon a. The movie has barely begun and theyre already going back that well again. Brydon and coogan starred as fictional versions of themselves on a restaurant tour of the north of england, a conceit that went global in the trip to italy 2014 and the trip to spain. The trip to italy premieres at the sundance film festival on 20 january.