Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Fox Searchlight Pictures | Release Date: July 22, 2016

4.8	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 33 Ratings

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smijatovDec 11, 2016

There is very little in this film that would warrant the word "fabulous" in its title, aside from the fact that it is the name of the 90's British sitcom. It is an utter mess from start to finish and I am frankly quite surprised that theThere is very little in this film that would warrant the word "fabulous" in its title, aside from the fact that it is the name of the 90's British sitcom. It is an utter mess from start to finish and I am frankly quite surprised that the critics gave this average reviews.
Granted, the basic plotline is not too bad: Edie and Patsy are old and slowly losing their fabulous lifestyle they used to enjoy. There is quite a few important issues here: ageing, careers, sexism, materialism, etc. However, that is where the ingenuity ends. The execution of the film is utterly ridiculous. While the show used to be very sarcastic and basically make fun of people like Edie and Patsy, now that aspect of the story is lost. Their characters are shallow. There was no *real* character development from when the show ended in the 90's up until this moment - something that was supposed to happen.
Otherwise, the acting is a bit too slapsticky from everyone, as well as the entire production just seemed somehow as fake as the CGI background behind Kate Moss. And where does this ridiculous premise of Kate Moss come from any way?! Anyhow, aside from a chuckle here and there, and some fabulous outfits, there was little to take home from this. Which is a pity, as this could really have been fabulous...… Expand

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NerdConsultantJul 23, 2016

Absolutely Fabulous The Movie, could be on my worst of the year list. It’s another stifling example of a British television show turning up on the big screen trying to capture the Inbetweeners movie’s massive Box Office success and ratherAbsolutely Fabulous The Movie, could be on my worst of the year list. It’s another stifling example of a British television show turning up on the big screen trying to capture the Inbetweeners movie’s massive Box Office success and rather unlike that film, it’s also a truncating mess, it can never pick a plot and stick with it. The comedy is all over the place. If you think the cameos in Ghostbusters are weird and don’t work, try the cameos in Ab Fab the movie, it all feels like the plot is being made to facilitate the cameos rather than the cameos being made to facilitate the plot. There are some bafflingly weird ones, which if I mentioned all of them, we would be here for a long time, and I don’t have enough time for that. I will say at least that Joanna Lumley is good at getting back to her role as Patsy and is easily the funniest person in the cast. Though special props to Rebel Wilson who delivers a decent cameo.… Expand

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AlanCabezasJul 31, 2016

First let me say that Jennifer Saunders is a brilliant actor and comedian. She is a brilliant comic writer. Which is why it is so sad to see her talents not realized in Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie. There was such an urgency to include tooFirst let me say that Jennifer Saunders is a brilliant actor and comedian. She is a brilliant comic writer. Which is why it is so sad to see her talents not realized in Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie. There was such an urgency to include too much that there were so many missed opportunities for the film to have any real meaning. Gloria Bing could have lost Kate Moss as a client and Eddy and Gloria could have had a battle of butt kissing that would have been hilarious. On the plane, they could have thought they had first class tickets, sat down in FC, be treated llike royalty until it is discovered they are on the wrong plane and are forced to fly a low cost carrier and sit with whinny kids, a person with BO, etc. They could have employed their Little Britain friends to do the Come Fly With Me characters.There should have been a confrontation between Safron and Patsy. The police chasing Patsy and Eddy should have been drawn out and comical. Leaving Safron's daughter at the hotel to work as a maid should have been as meaningful as when Patsy sold Saffy in Morocco. They should have been detained at the airport for Patsy's suspicious items and had her inspected to where she enjoys it. A bomb threat at the airport or a fire alarm provides their escape or something from the airport. The one Patsy was going to marry should have been drawn out. Patsy gets to go to bed with him and dies in the middle of love making or something, spoiling their plans. She steals what she can from the house and makes a get away. When she marries the richest woman, she has to put a strap-on and doesn't know how to use. A comical scene could happen when she uses other items - a banana, a shoe, something funny. Before leaving for France, "Tickets, money, passport" was missing. Again, failed opportunities. I love AbFab and Jenifer Saunders which is why I was so disappointed with the movie. Too many failed opportunities.… Expand

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jeremypJul 31, 2016

Absolutely awful! It's like watching an embalmed corpse traipse across the stage for an hour and a half. They have their tongue so far in their cheek it comes out in Australia. The TV shows were always 10 minutes too long. One long drawn outAbsolutely awful! It's like watching an embalmed corpse traipse across the stage for an hour and a half. They have their tongue so far in their cheek it comes out in Australia. The TV shows were always 10 minutes too long. One long drawn out teeth grinding prolonged joke that isn't funny.… Expand

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Brent_MarchantJul 24, 2016

A sluggishly paced, generally unfunny theatrical adaptation of the British TV sitcom in search of a story to give the film structure and direction. While a few bits are moderately humorous, they come too few and far between to make theA sluggishly paced, generally unfunny theatrical adaptation of the British TV sitcom in search of a story to give the film structure and direction. While a few bits are moderately humorous, they come too few and far between to make the picture watchable. When doing a screwball comedy of comeuppance, the jokes need to come rapid fire, but here it's like waiting for the bus during off-hours. Even fans of the show are likely to find this tedious. So, like many of this year's releases, again, wait for the DVD.… Expand

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derbyday16Aug 1, 2016

Saw this at Violet Crown Austin with over the top patrons laughing and guffawing. Totally forced. Not a real laugh in the whole movie, the last half is amateur hour with cliche jokes and silly cameo's. Absolutely not fabulous.

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JyroJyroAug 30, 2017

I'm genuinely surprised this film made it past the editing studio. Forced jokes, shallow characters and cringe worthy acting from the ageing cast. 'Absolutely' awful.

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foxgroveJul 22, 2016

A belated spin off from the beloved TV series spawned in the early 90’s that ran out of steam long before the concluding series. This charmless and unfunny re-incarnation falls far short of the high standards initially set by the early TVA belated spin off from the beloved TV series spawned in the early 90’s that ran out of steam long before the concluding series. This charmless and unfunny re-incarnation falls far short of the high standards initially set by the early TV instalments and doesn’t even reach the level of a low brow ‘Carry On’ film. The story is almost non-existent and scenes with potential are not allowed to develop beyond a punchline or funny joke, most of which fail miserably anyhow. Slapstick is the order of the day and the results are pathetic. Characters, like Bubble and Saffron, who were irritating anyway are just downright annoying here. Equally the positive roster of guest stars including Joan Collins, Christopher Biggins Barry Humphries and Lulu have all seen better parts and, indeed, better days. Thank god for Joanna Lumley who even with such dismal material still manages to make meals out of less than witty throw aways. Sadly, though, even she has to keep the choke out to prevent her motor from stalling. Ultimately, like the refrigerators discovered to be empty of champagne, this big screen misfire lacks any fizz.… Expand

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