Monday 19 August 2013

The World's End

The third in the 'Cornetto' trilogy, The World's End is definitely worth a watch. Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright all return to write, direct and star in this apocalyptic comedy. Joined with some other big British names such as Miranda Pike, Martin Freeman, Paddy Considine, Eddie Marsan and Pierce Bronson. The film is about a group reunited back in their home town to complete a pub crawl known as the golden mile; a feat they failed at when they were in their teens. The films starts of very light-hearted with a melancholy feeling that may help one to reflect upon their own life and achievements, but it does go off course and all seriousness is lost half-way through once the introduction of 'robots' are introduced.

A solid effort and plenty of laugh-out loud moments, but it falls short of previous efforts of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz; films I would love to watch over again and still get a laugh. TWE however is an unfortunate end to the trilogy, though it does score a respectable 7/10.