If you've never heard of The Inbetweeners or never seen an episode you may well have been living in a hole somewhere as it is one of the funniest programmes to hit TV screens for years. with small screen success inevitably comes the transition to the big screen and this year's summer comedy offering from the UK comes in the form of the four losers in life.
School has finally ended and its a coming of age for all the pupils at Rudge Park Comprehensive, especially for our four favourite school leavers, Will (Simon Bird), Simon (Joe Thomas), Jay (James Buckley) and Neil (Blake Harrison). Unfortunately the downfalls of their school lives immediately follow them upon leaving, with Simon being dumped by girlfriend Carli, Jay's granddad passing away and Will's father announcing he is marrying his mistress who is almost the same age as Will.
But with Jay receiving money from his grandfather's will and the promise of sun, sea, sex and more sex, the lads decide that the best cure is a holiday that will never be forgotten in Malia, Crete. Sooner than we know it we are whisked off to the exotic island and a whole new series of embarrassing moments for the boys await.
Greeted at their hotel by the owner holding a dead dog and announcing that a €50 fine will be applied each time somebody craps on the floor, the holiday does not begin too promising but the clubs and the girls await our fantastic four.
Reaching the strip after preening themselves to perfection the lads head to a bar and instantly find it to be empty, until a group of four girls enter and put themselves at a table at the other side of the club. Sensing an opportunity Jay uses his wisdom to announce that the ladies need to be wooed by dance as opposed to awkward conversation. Cue a fantastically hilarious scene with Neil showcasing his trademark robot dancing and eventually Will and Simon joining in, with laugh-out-loud reaction.
Needless to say, following a rather odd introduction, the boys get to know the girls and the holiday soon turns out to be exactly what they had hoped, an adventure with their prize at the end hopefully to be 'clunge'.
Starting off where the TV series began, The Inbetweeners movie offers a story that viewers of all ages can relate to and this is the feature which often puts it apart from the rest of the crowd and helps achieve constant belly laughs. The formula is a winner with all characters having an equal part to play, from Will showing his sophisticated side all too often, Simon obsessing over 'true love' Carli, Jay achieving borderline sex pest status and Neil bumbling along not understanding half of what is going on.
It's these types of characters we all love and despite a slight expectation that this could have seemed more like a feature length episode more than anything a movie was the best move to cap off a hugely successful UK comedy. All parties put in a stellar performance and some of the situations the writers put the boys in are both cringe-worthy and hilarious in equal proportions. This truly is a hit for the summer.
Film rating (out of 5 stars): 4
The lowdown: Keeping to the formula that made the TV show so memorable, this is the outing we all were looking forward to for The Inbetweeners and it does not fail to deliver. Laugh-a-minute entertainment at its best and a fine send off for a great set of characters.
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