The Trip Delectably Funny Faux-Documentary
Posted On Monday, January 9th, 2012 By admin
The Trip essentially stars Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon as themselves. The film has main characters loosely based on the people acting them, and you will keep losing track of whether you’re watching a film or a documentary. Is this real or isn’t it? Coogan is an actor who aspires to appear in mainstream Hollywood films. He’s carved a successful career for himself in British TV and art films, yet US fame eludes him. His old friend Brydon is a Welsh comedian and mimic who is also moderately successful in the UK, but unlike Coogan, he is content with his lot in life. Coogan has been commissioned to review a bunch of fancy restaurants scattered around Northern England, and he takes Brydon along for the week-long trip after his on-off girlfriend Mischa (Stilley) bails. On paper, it sounds rather sparse and empty, and in a way it is; yet it’s still really funny. This is a no-frills production and there’s absolutely nothing fancy about the whole film; except for the food, which consists of fancy multi-course meals made by top European chefs. If you’re a fellow cooking show devotee, watching snippets of the food being prepared is just as entertaining Continue Reading
