The Inbetweeners movie - Carry on inbetween

I can imagine there are those who have not heard of The Inbetweeners, after all, it has been well hidden away on E4 for its three-series run.  However, I can't imagine there are that many people who have seen the show and not enjoyed the film.  If you've watched the series, you'll love the film.  If you haven't seen a TV episode then I advice you to borrow a DVD from a friend (ask around - someone will have one) and check it out first.

And, even if you haven't seen the TV series, this is pretty good fun.  I guess its target audience is mainly young men who have lived through those precarious teenage years of uncertainty, drinking and (attempted) womanising.  Women seem to enjoy it too - mainly because the four male stars continue to make a fool of themselves.  In fact, I don't know any person under 35 who doesn't like it.  The only people I've met who don't `get it' are my mum and a friend's mum.  There's a reason it's one of the highest-grossing British comedies of all time and that's because it's pretty damn funny!

Basically, it's about four lads who leave school and go on a drunken holiday to the a Greek island (I forget which one).  There, they get into all manner of embarrassing scrapes.  As it says on the sleeve - think American Pie meets Peep Show.  There are plenty of cringe-worthingly bad moments for the stars and expect a fair amount of bad language, nudity and plenty of laughs.  Basically, it's like everything that a Richard Curtis movie isn't!

I found it like what a `Carry On...' film might be like if it was written today and the humour carries over from the TV series well - you'll laugh out loud more often than not.  It does slow a bit towards the end, but it's definitely more hit than miss.

Also, it teaches a guy not to put too much gel in his hair and don't pass out face down on an ants' nest.

9/10 almost as perfect as The Godfather