The Trip to Spain
IFC Films | Release Date: August 11, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
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Generally favorable reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews
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23
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8
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Time OutJoshua RothkopfAug 11, 2017
As exposed as the actors allow themselves to be, their mostly improvised script never takes them anywhere, and the rough edge of their banter seems to acknowledge as much. At least they get to eat. Read full review
60
We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoApr 28, 2017
Conversational drama (ala Linklater’s Before franchise), plates piled with last-meal dinner fantasies, unparalleled improv – third time is still the charm, but Michael Winterbottom lets the stew boil a bit too long. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeApr 28, 2017
The good news for fans is that The Trip to Spain is no Godfather III. The moderately bad news is that this sometimes hilarious outing is the one in which the conceit comes to resemble a lushly produced, irregularly broadcast TV series. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd Aug 15, 2017
Thing is, this third movie plays less like some bookend chapter of a complete saga than a floundering middle season of a television show that’s settled into a formulaic groove—which makes sense, given that each Trip is actually a condensed version of an episodic miniseries that aired on British television first. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangAug 10, 2017
A certain exhaustion sets in well before the end, collapsing any meaningful distinction between camera-hogging self-indulgence and critical scrutiny. Read full review
50
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisAug 10, 2017
Though the spaces between the funny voices are filled with verdant hillsides and vanilla beaches that stretch the length of the frame, there’s an occasional sour edge to the comedic sparring. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineChuck BowenAug 8, 2017
The premise of Michael Winterbottom's series has devolved from moderately diverting to actively stifling. Read full review
50
TheWrapDan CallahanApr 28, 2017
What Coogan and Brydon are doing in these films is an acquired taste, but if they want to continue on doing them then they’re going to need to cut down and edit their interminable actor impressions. Read full review
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