| Anchor Bay Entertainment | Release Date: June 19, 1987 | CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION | ||
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It's difficult to see, too, what exactly all of this has to do with the
twilight of the '60s. With his frequent sentimental allusions to the end of an
era, Robinson seems to be grasping for a profundity that his anecdotal
reminiscences don't merit or really need. Marwood, the film implies, will
leave this life behind and go on to great things, while Withnail will be mired
in it forever, a forgotten Falstaff to Marwood's striding Prince Hal. Self-
dramatization is one thing; self-Shakespearization is something else. [10 July 1987, p.C]
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The acting is strong, especially from the raging Grant and the comically wistful Griffiths. Still, Withnail and I doesn't come off as an affectionate contemplation of the director's down-and-out days. [25 Sept 1987, p.5]
Withnail and I is one of those pictures that manages to be consistently amusing and grating at the same time. It stirs some good memories while pointing to the aimlessness of an era. [2 Oct 1987, p.5D]
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