The Trip to Greece (2020)

I've visited this pseudo-world of Rob and Steve's over the last 10 years and feel comfortable here, although there is always the sneaking suspicion that the classic "sadness behind the humour" of classic British comedy is lurking in the background, waiting to pounce.

This is a comedy, to be sure, but it is also so much more - a pleasant surprise, as always, that something so amusing and trivial on its surface, leaves you with a deep feeling reflectiveness and odd something shared as it ends.

Wonderfully put together, awesome soundtrack; I really don't want this to be my last visit, I want to pop into their lives again and again for a quick catchup.

Fmovies: With their sophomoric annoying banter continuing without a stop, they never took time to appreciate any of the amazing food or gorgeous views.. You didn't always know where they were, nor what they were eating. There was never a hint of Greek culture, Greek people, nor a note of Greek music. They might as well have stayed home and continued their adolescent conversations without going to all the trouble of traveling.

Was hoping to be able to see some beautiful shots of Greece scenery but all I got was 1hr 40min of two men trying to be funny. There was moments of humour but I was largely bored throughout. The family phone calls and 'random' guests felt very non-organic.

The Trip to Greece fmovies. Those patented movies (The Trip to Greece, The Trip to Spain, and The Trip to Italy, which I saw all) are all entertaining with a lot of food, sightseeing, and sceneries. Most audience members liked those movies because they cared about those two characters-Steve and Rob's friendship and their lives. However, I didn't like the fact that, in this movie, two of them were in a constant argument, disagreement and competition. They were fighting for who was in control instead of putting efforts to make things beautiful and memorable together. Their dialogues are not very insightful. I thought if my friend and I make this trip, we would have much better and more interesting dialogues, we would have much better chemistry. Overall, they are losing their steam, and their minds are not in this movie, it looked like that both of them were very tried, and they were rather be in someplace else or with someone else. Therefore this movie becomes a boring, superficial and mediocre movie. I would like to give this movie a very generous score of 5/10.

Had great expectations for this film and we managed to get through most of it before we decided that it was a complete waste of time. Nothing happens except for two middle-aged guys sitting around talking and making stupid sounds and lame jokes. To spice things up, there were a few phone calls though. Don't waste your time with this incredibly boring movie. If you like puerile banter with very little content, this is the film for you.

Greetings again from the darkness. Now is either the absolute best time to release this movie, or it's the worst. During a pandemic with directives to stay home, you would be excused for classifying a cinematic travel trip by funny buddies as either a harsh prank or a welcome fantasy. Director Michael Winterbottom is back for his fourth film in the franchise featuring wise-cracking pals Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. The first three were: THE TRIP (2010), THE TRIP TO ITALY (2014), and THE TRIP TO SPAIN (2017), and each were edited into feature films from their respective BBC Television series.

The players remain the same, as does the formula. Only the location provides a change-up. Beginning in Turkey near the historical site of Troy, complete with the photo op at the Trojan Horse monument, Coogan and Brydon are on a 6 day assignment to cover (mostly) the 10 year journey of Odysseus in Homer's "The Odyssey." The symmetry is noted in the film as this marks the tenth year since they first began traveling together.

The men make their way to Stagira (now Macedonia), the birthplace of Aristotle, as well as Hydra, Athens, Delphi, and Ithaca. Of course, at each destination, the boys stop for a ridiculously upscale gourmet meal at a world class restaurant that features a breathtaking view. It's during these savory meals, and in the car during the trip, and well, just about any other time, Coogan and Brydon continue their never-ending game of one-upsmanship. Impersonations, punchlines, and spirited verbal sparring are all done with the hope of making the other person laugh, or admit defeat. While the Michael Caine impersonation never makes an appearance, we do get dueling Mick Jaggers and Dustin Hoffmans, as well as moments for Werner Herzog, Ray Winstone, and Barry Gibb/Bee Gees (with "Grease" and "Staying Alive").

Stunning scenery and historic locations provide ammo for some of the banter between the two comics, including whether Alexander the Great was an original gangster. However, there is also an underlying message here. The two argue over who should wear the respective masks of comedy and tragedy while they are on the hallowed grounds of an ancient Greek Theatre, and Coogan makes the point that "Originality is overrated. Everything is derivative." This commentary applies not just to their own "Trip" franchise, but also to many other elements of society.

Perhaps there are a few too many aerial shots of their Range Rover traveling down a road, but the back country is so beautiful, we can't complain. The same goes for those restaurants. Sure it's torture to watch as they enjoy delicious food, but the scenery is unique to their locale. As we wonder when, or even if, we will ever be able to travel the globe again, perhaps the best lesson here is to value our time with friends and loved ones. A personal crisis is used for this series finale, though it also leaves us with the proclamation that that these trips have been "Mostly fun and games." So, "already enjoy."