Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Bea Swanson This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

cocoscacao 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.

mojorisin-46804 What can you say about this film to a new viewer? The first time you watch it you will find it bizarre and wonder what all the fuss is about. On 2nd viewing you will pick up on all the dead pan comical moments,the offhand liners,the little devious looks characters give each other.3rd time viewing you will be more familiar with the film and start enjoying the memorable lines "are you the farmer?" And "who f#cks Ase's? Maybe he f#cks Ase's", "we want the fines wines available to humanity,we want them here and we want them now" etcBy now you should understand the concept of the film and the wonderful interaction between the characters. Subsequent viewing and you will be hooked. That's fine. Find your neutral space man.Ps I'm not from London you know.....

grantss Hilarious British comedy.London, 1969. Two unemployed actors, Withnail (played by Richard E Grant) and Marwood (Paul McGann), are destitute and desperately in need of a change of fortunes. They decide to go on holiday to a cottage in the country. The cottage is owned by Withnail's eccentric uncle, Monty (Richard Griffiths). Things don't go entirely smoothly and get even more complicated when Monty arrives unexpectedly...Incredibly funny, especially the first few scenes - them living in their squalor and having to be resourceful - and the last few scenes - when they're back from the country. Dialogue is great and is delivered perfectly. Richard E Grant's wonderfully over-the-top performance makes the movie. Not that Paul McGann gives a bad performance, he is just more the straight man in the comedy duo and thus his performance is less intense. Any scenes involving Danny the drug dealer (Ralph Brown) are fantastic too.On the negative side, some the situational comedy is a bit cheap and silly. This is particularly so with the ongoing tension between Marwood and Monty. That seemed over-exaggerated and overdone. The third quarter of the movie seemed to drag, due to that.Production values are not that great either. Both video and audio seemed sub-par.

TheDoctorAnd Two actors who can't find an acting job find themselves living in squaller. One is a drunk (Withnail), presumably drinking to ease the pain, and the other (I) is seemingly an under-confident, paranoid man. They go on holiday to the country (courtesy of Withnail's rich uncle Monty) to take a break from this horrible way of living. When they return to London, "I" has received an acting part, and must move away and leave his friend Withnail in order to take it.This film is set in 1969, 18 years before it's release, and as a consequence, eagle eyed viewers can expect the usual "that wasn't around at the time" thing which will annoy them, but won't matter to anyone else.It doesn't have a particularly high budget, as you could probably tell by watching it, but it doesn't really need one. Just as Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Life of Brian weren't lavished with money, they too are masterpieces of cinema and comedy. These films are prime examples that films that have a £2,000,000 budget can often be more entertaining than those that cost £200,000,000 to make.This film was a very funny comedy film, probably one of my favourite comedies, with a great cast who many people will probably recognise from their work after this film, very relate-able characters, but just as importantly, a great script. I feel that the ending may make you wonder what happened to the protagonists after going their separate ways, but I personally feel that it ended in a way that makes a sequel very unnecessary. Overall, you won't regret seeing this film.